Windfalls

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Windfall:1 : something (such as a tree or fruit) blown down by the wind2 : an unexpected, unearned, or sudden gain or advantageIt is the night my driver' s door opensat the traffic-jam-junction, the stalledred lights. The click as the door in front unlocks. His suddenlunge forward, the fast words, a swung fist at the other driver,caught cold, and I watch--From ' In this battle, there won' t be many hugs' , 2nd prizewinner in the Welshpool Poetry Festival Competition 2020Wild writes of fruit blown down by the wind and of unexpectedand unearned gains and advantages. Here flying trampolinesdisrupt the trains, apples carpet gardens, the red moon sinks,lightning strikes, crows take cover and a murmuration ofstarlings falls from the Ynys Mon sky. In a city of ups and downsthe Handkerchief Tree rare-blooms, fists and knickers are flung,crestfallen angels consider dates, carnivores go hungry, weddingvows are made and a pandemic honeymoon is cancelled. Wildcontinues to bring us her refreshingly slant world view, whetherunpicking the domestic, the political or the environmental.