Written for Sue & Gerry’s Weekly Prompts
Colour Challenge, using the word ‘orange’.
Here’s were the prompt took me.
The wind whispers low,
a secret to the trees.
Green fades, a memory,
replaced by fire.
Leaves turn
yellow, red,
and a bright, happy orange.
They flutter down,
a gentle rain
of color on the ground.
Soon, the earth is covered,
a soft, crackling carpet
of autumn’s treasure.
NAR©2025
This is “Autumn Leaves” by Ed Sheeran
All text and graphics are copyright for Nancy Richy and are not to be used without permission. NAR©2017-present.
The Elephant's Trunk 
I love walking on crispy colored autumn leaves. It is a spiritual thing.
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I loved “green fades, a memory,
Replaced by fire” – perfect! ✨🍂🍁✨
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Thanks, Lisa. I’m very happy to know that. I tripped over myself a few times working out that line.
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A lovely pairing of your words, and the music, Nancy.
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Thanks very much, Eugi. I’m pleased to know you enjoyed both today.
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You’re welcome, Nancy.
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“A soft- crackling carpet…” What a prefect description!
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Thanks! It was serendipitous how that happened but I’ll take it just the same!
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Beautiful pairing of hopeful verse & early Ed Sheeran melancholia. 🍂🍁💛🧡🍂
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Thanks, Liz. I’m fairly new to Ed’s music so any pairing was serendipity at its best. 🍂
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Beautiful, Nancy, and thank you for taking part.
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Thanks so much, Sue. Your challenges are a total pleasure for me!
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You’ve painted a picture of Autumn, Nancy, that is spectacular in colour and design, …(and of me kicking leaves about with pleasure as a child) …💙
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Those were the days, Penn! I love Autumn. Thanks for a lovely comment.
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✨🍂🍁🍂🍁🍂✨💙
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Oh what a beautiful poem, and a perfectly beautiful poem to accompany!
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Thanks, Sis! The song was new to me; glad you liked it.
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So much to enjoy here. Love the line – a soft, crackling carpet
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It’s funny how things happen! Normally, I don’t think I would have used the word ‘crackling’ but I had just seen an old commercial on YouTube for Rice Krispies and that word stuck in my head. I’m glad it did! Thanks, Esther.
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The leaves were turning brown when I was leaving Canada, Nancy
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Beautiful song, dear Ivor! Thank you! 🥰
The leaves here have barely begun to change; it looks and feels like summer and I think the leaves are confused, like all of us. 😵💫🤷🏼♀️🎶🌎🍂💛
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I’m easily confused 😕
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😂
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Beautiful
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Mille grazie, cara Sadje.
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Always a pleasure
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A beautiful poem and ode to fall, Nancy! 🍁
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Thanks very much, Cindy. Happy Autumn to you! 🍂🤎
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