Short poem
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The alliteration on first line is really pretty, I think someone already said this but 
you could make the poem a bit more metrical, maybe something like this 


Contentment comes not in the catch
but in the breathless chase, the hope
that never dies. In how we rise

I also think the enjambment here would be really interesting. 

Then bringing up in “how we rise” highlights the rhyme a bit more imo, whether that's a 
good thing honestly depends on your intention. Then I feel like the 'new' between next 
and dawn breaks the flow a bit. 

 
Off Topic, but I don't think anyone can really tell whether a poem is good or not,the 
best we can really say is if whether we like it or not
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Short poem - by JohnS - 02-20-2026, 11:36 PM
RE: Short poem - by rowens - 02-20-2026, 11:51 PM
RE: Short poem - by JohnS - 02-21-2026, 01:32 AM
RE: Short poem - by milo - 02-21-2026, 05:49 AM
RE: Short poem - by JohnS - 02-21-2026, 06:09 PM
RE: Short poem - by milo - 02-21-2026, 10:18 PM
RE: Short poem - by Mark A Becker - 02-21-2026, 10:55 PM
RE: Short poem - by JohnS - 02-21-2026, 11:16 PM
RE: Short poem - by wasellajam - 02-23-2026, 12:38 AM
RE: Short poem - by JohnS - 02-23-2026, 01:17 AM
RE: Short poem - by milo - 02-23-2026, 01:46 AM
RE: Short poem - by wasellajam - 02-23-2026, 02:04 AM
RE: Short poem - by Magpie - 02-23-2026, 02:40 AM
RE: Short poem - by JohnS - 02-23-2026, 02:46 AM
RE: Short poem - by Smiley - 02-26-2026, 03:13 AM
RE: Short poem - by ilovewomenandbeer - 03-09-2026, 01:48 PM
RE: Short poem - by BLEACHBOX - 03-11-2026, 12:44 AM
RE: Short poem - by johnnyjojo - 03-16-2026, 11:38 AM
RE: Short poem - by JohnS - 04-06-2026, 08:01 PM
RE: Short poem - by jaw_me - 04-07-2026, 07:53 AM
RE: Short poem - by MalingeringDove - 04-13-2026, 11:27 PM
RE: Short poem - by JohnS - 04-07-2026, 09:33 PM



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