The Decuain (pronounced deck•won), created by Shelley A. Cephas,
is a short poem made up of 10 lines, which can be written on any subject.
There are 10 syllables per line and the poem is
written in iambic pentameter.
There are 3 set choices of rhyme scheme:
ababbcbcaa, ababbcbcbb, or ababbcbccc
For a longer Decuain poem, add more stanzas for a double, triple, quatruple, etc. Decuain.
Example Poem
Leap to Lancelot
They thought they had me trapped-- the silly fools.
But I'm an acrobat
and dive with skill.
I do double twists
into tiny pools.
I'll foil their evil
plans to rape and kill.
After a safe dive,
which will be a thrill,
I' ll be saved by
Sir Lancelot by skiff.
He's promised so I
know he surely will.
His little boat was
hidden by the cliff.
No maiden fair (and
that does describe me,)
will Lancelot allow
be lost at sea.
(c) Lawrencealot -
April 18,2012
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