Plump black velvet plush
fluttering flip book of flight
reveals concealed blush
the cinnabar moth
a summer diurnal one
check out the ragwort
peppermint stands
mint moths' abundant tiny
summer potatoes
a rambling rose
buds showing waiting to burst
a flowerfly drones
bees not many
some burrowers one or two
campion self-seeds
tis the morrow morn
west is the forecasted wind
southwest for the swifts
Common names that you might know,
from the top down,
dronefly or hover fly and flower fly too,
a bee mimic its larvae are gardeners friends,
in the middle, yes, it surrounds a rambling rosebud,
there are a few, not yes burst,
moving on and down,
a mint moth on my person, my laptop found,
to its left, no mistaking a cinnabar moth,
bright crimson red and black,
its larvae food plant, the poisonous common ragwort,
makes the larvae poisonous too,
bottom row on the left, a white shoulder house moth,
oh yes, its larvae, omnivores but loves wool and cotton clothes,
to the right, a flesh fly, its larvae help to control carrion,
found most often as an anglers companion.
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