A dragonfly tightly clinging to the edge of a Water Lily leaf gave me the inspiration for this poem. I spotted him at the Nature Preserve in Maplewood, Minnesota. This dragonfly is a Blue Darner (Aeshna Canadensis). Their common name is a direct reference to their eyes, which often are an intense blue. They are plentiful within their geographic range, which includes the central and western United States, southern Canada, Mexico and Central America. These independent dragonflies are generally drawn to swamps, ponds and lakes, particularly those at lower altitudes. Blue darners also like sluggish creeks that have plants on the sides. They usually manage fine in alkaline water. They cope with high daytime temperatures by staying in trees or tucked away between plants. The preferences of mature blue darners range from stoneflies to moths to mosquitoes. They feed in the beginning of the day and at night. Blue-eyed darners are adept at flying, sometimes whizzing at several mph while searching for sustenance.

This poem is a Decuain Poem.
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 this poem, I chose the ababbcbccc rhyme scheme.

This photograph was thaen by the author himself on June 21, 2012.

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