poetry in motion

noun
/ˈpəʊɪtɹi ɪn ˈməʊʃən/UK/ˈpoʊətɹi ən ˈmoʊʃən/US

Etymology

The term appears in 19th-century works in a literal sense.

Definitions

  1. Fluid, graceful movement.

    • From the front of the hood to the tips of the tail lights [of the car], the lines, were poetry in motion.
  2. A person or thing that moves in a particularly fluid, graceful way.

    • Poetry in motion, walkin' by my side / Her lovely locomotion keeps my eyes open wide / Poetry in motion, see her gentle sway / A wave out on the ocean could never move that way
    • It's poetry in motion / And now she's making love to me / The spheres are in commotion
    • TEDDY: I know what I like! Take Miss Hastings, for example. She's poetry in motion. And her voice, like honey dripping off the comb. / HANNAH: Yeah, but can she shoot? / TEDDY: It doesn't matter. Real ladies don't need to shoot.

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA