In Windfall, Maggie Anderson's use of pain in her poems is explicit at the beginning, then transitions into an implementation more abstract at the end, showing how the poet's pain becomes stronger and more complex as the selection of poems progresses. In the first section he describes the pain itself in an apparent way. In the last section of the book, his illustration of grief is given in a very symbolic way. The first section of the book provides very fixed expressions of grief. In the poem “What Grief Does,” Anderson describes the feeling of grief in detail. Talk about how pain is a part of you forever and can drive you crazy. He writes: “pain is the power of a certain madness…/ This will never go away. It's your middle name” (Anderson 6). This explains that no matter how hard you try, you cannot completely get rid of your pain. Pain causes stress and depression that are difficult to overcome. This poem describes pain in a very simple and complete way, showing a very simple form of pain observed by the author. Similarly, in the poem "Dancing in the Evening Sun" the author describes a joyful moment from her past when her father danced with her and her mother. She describes her happiness and laughter while dancing with her father, then switches to the present and describes her loneliness. “Or now/… I'm alone/… I'm dancing alone,” she describes (17). She is upset that her father is no longer there to dance with her like they used to. His loneliness over his father's death is expressed very clearly. The second section is slightly less direct in describing his feelings. It's still obvious that Anderson is sad, but its extent is less clear. The poem “House and Graveya… in the center of the paper… in the evening sun.” Manna. Ed. Ed Ochester. Pittsburgh: University of Pittsburgh Press, 2000. 16-17.Anderson, Maggie. “House and Cemetery, Rowlesburg, West Virginia, 1935.” Manna. Ed. Ed Ochester. Pittsburgh: University of Pittsburgh Press, 2000. 23-24Anderson, Maggie. “The laundry in my grandmother's arms”. Manna. Ed. Ed Ochester. Pittsburgh: University of Pittsburgh Press, 2000. 28.Anderson, Maggie. "Ontological." Manna. Ed. Ed Ochester. Pittsburgh: University of Pittsburgh Press, 2000. 47.Anderson, Maggie. “Mill closed”. Manna. Ed. Ed Ochester. Pittsburgh: University of Pittsburgh Press, 2000. 60-62.Anderson, Maggie. "The black dog remembers." Manna. Ed. Ed Ochester. Pittsburgh: University of Pittsburgh Press, 2000. 86.Anderson, Maggie. "Belated apology." Manna. Ed. Ed Ochester. Pittsburgh: University of Pittsburgh Press, 2000. 91.