‘Placing you’ by Clive Donovan I have put you on this hillsidein order to prepare for youa rock-scree slide-show,freakish as it goes downthe perfect 45° slope and over that precipiceabout which I should warn you.Do not move from your spot.You are placed on a special rockisland of basalt. I arrange a sprinkling of treesto halt and hold the flowand a layer of some hedging roots.See already rabbit hareand pigeon hop among the bush making themselves at homeand a shy tortoise appearsshuffling up to your hand in admiration.You sit with passive gaze at the distance.On the river bend a boat. Meet the Poet Clive Donovan is widely published in magazines, including Fragmented Voices. He is a Pushcart and Forward Prize nominee this year for best individual poem and his first collection is recently published by Cinnamon Press. Many of his poems explore the eternal circle of desire, control and escape. Share this:Click to share on Twitter (Opens in new window)Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window)Like this:Like Loading... Published by fragmentedvoices A small, independent press based in Newcastle-upon-Tyne, UK, and Prague, the Czech Republic View all posts by fragmentedvoices