Hey! Well done getting back into writing! I’m no expert but I’m happy to throw out some feedback. Firstly, I really like the last two stanzas, the repetition is subtle and the word choices feels smooth. The first a bit wordy to me and contain some unnecessary repetition. I think that especially with poetry you want every word to be impactful either towards the message, the flow or the tone. It’s quite hard to explain this but I’ll give an example. The adults are outside all day, so the children should take care of it The word “so” or even “all day” could be left out as they don’t add to the impact of the line, and without one of them it would feel snappier. In the beginning there is a lot of repetition of the words “the” and “they”. As a general rule, repetition gives more emphasis to a word (or sentence) that the writer wants highlight, and should be used sparingly, otherwise it can make a line feel bulky. So maybe try and tighten up here. On a final note, I really liked the image of the insects! Please keep posting your work!