Woodlice

They are Nature's composters of them one can say
Since on the breaking down of decaying material a huge part they does play
Under the bark of wooden logs or decaying timber hidden away
Woodlice are insects that thrive on decay
They are insects that seem to like their privacy
Crawling on the ground them seldom one does see
In cracks of decaying timber or under bark from daylight they hide
Woodlice are local as well as Worldwide
And are insects of countryside and city and town
They are friends of Nature since rotting vegetation they help to break down
Strip the bark off of a wooden log or a standing dead tree
And scurrying for cover them you will see
They spend their lives in darkness out of the sunlight
composting for Nature hidden from sight.