poetry in motion
noun phrase
: someone or something that moves in a way that is very graceful or beautiful
He is poetry in motion when he catches and throws the ball.
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Watching the mill operator slicing through logs is noisy poetry in motion.
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Roger Naylor, The Arizona Republic, 20 Apr. 2024
In flight, these massive birds are poetry in motion.
—Ernie Cowan, San Diego Union-Tribune, 10 Dec. 2023
Roger Naylor, The Arizona Republic, 20 Apr. 2024
In flight, these massive birds are poetry in motion.
—Ernie Cowan, San Diego Union-Tribune, 10 Dec. 2023
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