Seasons of Change

Oak no longer wears verdant cape Which clings to each branch rotund shape Upon each branch in shapely pairs Verdant cape oak no longer wears A tinge of frost, lands and touches 'Pon summer's nests, but gone the clutches Who hatched and left before they're lost Lands and touches a tinge of frost Russet colors adorn those leaves Large in number, but naught achieves Winds blow them away they're airborne Those leaves russet color adorns Bare limbs exposed, skeletal oak Chilled by northerly wind uncloak Hope in spring? I truly supposed Skeletal oak, bare limbs exposed Sponsor: Emile Pinet Contest: Swap Quatrain Date: 09-21-2022 First time doing one of these. Not so easy. I used rhyme zone. Syllable counter.net. On some I could not figure out how to have only 8 syllables. Going to check with Grammer checker also.