Love Death and Nonsense

<p>butterfly on a leaf</p><p>sips dew above</p><p>my father's grave</p><p> </p><p>Over three decades as an author John Wilson has often come up with ideas thoughts and ephemera that either wouldn't fit into a novel or demanded to be expressed as a poem. Some saw the light of day in small literary magazines some won awards and some simply waited patiently in a drawer. A few even thought that they would like to be accompanied by a sketch. They deal with history both personal and general and express everything from powerful emotions to nonsense. Here they are collected in one place.</p>