Poem - Roch meadows

Leather jackets:larvae of crane flies, found in moist or wet cushions of moss.

Crane flies, or ‘daddy long legs’. Over 300 species in the UK. Most common is Tilupa Paludosa, April through to October

Roch meadows, 11^th June 2018

buttercups and bistort,

soft rush and sorrel;

in the middle of

the water meadow

a crow listens out

for leatherjackets

© Sheila Wild