Answer:
Poems have an unspoken flow, a rhythm of sorts, make it reflect your object or event example, river:
Shhhhh
She hushed
A gentle rush
Swayed the banks to sleep
Shhhhhh
She had tried
To sleep beside
The creatures at her feet
Her gentle sway scared them away
So she rocked herself to sleep
Certain words should automatically be read with boldness
let's read it again, but this time, adding that little pop
Shhhhh
She hushed
A gentle rush
Swayed the banks to sleep
Shhhhhh
She had tried
To sleep beside
The creatures at her feet
Her gentle sway scared them away
So she rocked herself to sleep
that subtle rhythm adds a lovely touch, ony one more thing to consider
rhyme schemes
a common mistake is thing that rhymes are back to back, like this
I went to the cat
To buy a hat
But she only sold rats!
It's quite simple, and has a melody, but not an impactful one, let's look at it like this
I went to the cat (A)
To buy a hat (A)
But she only sold rats! (A)
And now let's look at our other example
Shhhhh
She hushed (A)
A gentle rush (A)
Swayed the banks to sleep (B)
Shhhhhh
She had tried (C)
To sleep beside (C)
The creatures at her feet (B)
Her gentle sway scared them away
So she rocked herself to sleep
It's certainly not perfect but a little scrambling in nice in a poem!
