Conservation Status
By Penny Boxall
Least concern
Near threatened
Vulnerable
Endangered
Critically endangered
Extinct in the wild
Extinct
Near threatened
Vulnerable
Endangered
Critically endangered
Extinct in the wild
Extinct
More than you
could shake a stick at
Enough for you
to shake a stick at
I wish you would
put that stick down
Can’t see the wood
for the trees
What is the sound
of a tree falling
What is the sound
of no trees falling
What is
a tree
could shake a stick at
Enough for you
to shake a stick at
I wish you would
put that stick down
Can’t see the wood
for the trees
What is the sound
of a tree falling
What is the sound
of no trees falling
What is
a tree
Notes:
This poem is part of a portfolio of work on the occasion of Edwin Morgan’s centenary. Read the introduction by James McGonigal here.
Source: Poetry (July/August 2020)