It played on kindly to expectations

                                                                      Attribution:  http://www.ForestWander.com
Image: Autumn Leaves that Floated Down (here)

Crunching, Crinkling Autumn swirling in the Breeze 
                                                                        - Sanaa
(to write inspired by above)

3WW given words:
kindly lighthearted melodramatic

It is now showing signs
Of tugging at the very heart of seeing
From the far distance playing mischievously
tickling at the greenery and to those old oaks
that stand in stoic grandness at the backyard

Finally it does slowly but surely
the changing of the guards
Dancing in unison of a poetry in motion
Floating leisurely in lighthearted mood
the first of Autumn leaves

It played on kindly to expectations
in the initial stages of a symphonic beginning
The slow gyrations of one or two of
detached brown leaves with no music but taking
its time in guarded moments towards earth

In no time goaded on by the slight breeze
in a melodramatic fashion in a frenzy of abundance
swirling down carpeting mother earth

So starts the crunching reverence for
man of the house in meeting the hordes
of golden invasion

Back breaking pastime raking in the
fallen warriors to be cremated or buried
'enjoying' every minute of an annual chore

For Sanaa's Prompt Nights and
Thomg's 3WW week 499