poetry in motion
Kinetic beauty personified
Poetry in motion describes movement so graceful, fluid, or beautiful that it seems artistic—like watching a poem unfold physically.
The phrase applies to athletes, dancers, animals, or anything whose motion captivates: Watching her skate was poetry in motion.
It's complimentary but has become somewhat clichéd through overuse.
- artistryExceptional creative skill
- choreographyDesigning performance movement sequences
- ballet dancerPerformer of classical movement
- flowingMoving continuously onward
- beautyAesthetic excellence
dance · verse · gazelle · grace · fluidity · elegance · arabesque · figure skating · gliding · finesse · thoroughbred · Nureyev · harmony · Baryshnikov · waves · wonder · visual metaphors · moving meditation
poetry in motionbull in a china shop
Clumsy person causing damage
two left feet · graceless · lumbering · bumbling · ungainly
poetry in motionall thumbs
Awkward with one's hands
like a bull in a china shop · uncoordinated · ham-fisted · klutzy · fumbling
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