Elegance Poems - Poems about Elegance

Now and then, quietly without notice, Time adjusts its spectacles— Peers through a fogged pane of recall Where particulars, once urgent, dissolve. If now and then you find rain in your heart, be assured it is scheduled— a punctual drizzle of consequence, not passion, but the persistence of memory in its bureaucratic overcoat. It’s all because of you, the file states plainly: signed in duplicate, sealed...

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Men in tailored suits and satin waistcoats, gold watches peeking out of their pockets, walked arm in arm with women in wide skirts ~ hooped, crinolined, elegantly sculpted. Their tight corsets tease each careful traipse, leaving traces of elegance and opulence... dotting the streets at Christmastime with exaggerated silhouettes. They kissed under mistletoe ~ hung in doorways, each kiss claiming a berry until none were...

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Like a lone flower in the silence of still air— a graceful young girl, modest in her quiet glow, unseen by the insecure. ...

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orchid blooms skiting elegance high on a stick ~ vanity rainbow AP: Honorable Mention 2025...

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My heart pleads, and I know not how to proceed, You shine just like phosphorus in outer space~ As Venus’ nebula that draws eyes with speed, A celestial reign of elegance and grace. In my mind, your love has always come with fame; Your stars still brighten, needing no lunar peek. With a lilt not lost in hubbub’s show of shame, A...

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A vase, simple, elegant smooth symmetrical, with only one side, surface no inside nor outside, only in between a narrow neck extends up from the bulb twists back on itself to meld back into the vessel with no perceptible seam, join or mark at the intersection moving over its surface tracing, seemingly left and right, is not feasible the vase, no flower bears,...

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today i bought a small bouquet six long stems of tender buds in vivid blue as luck would have it the day before i'd bought a tall and slender vase never thinking the two were destined for each other the bouquet slid into the vase like it was meant to be a rare elegance i'd rarely seen so here we are in awe admiring six irises in their graceful ballerina pose AP: Honorable Mention 2025...

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more gracious than royalty she glided through the park her hair up in a chignon her shoulders bare beneath that lucky parasol AP: 3rd place 2025 ...

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she wears it graceful and demure parades in sophistication and elegance her stance dignified and refined her kimono feminine and stylish she’s from nobility and opulence regal and yet modest AP: Honorable Mention 2025 ...

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down the desiccated spine of the sepia valley scouring the serrated slopes of the jagged rocks you...

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prancing with grace and absolute nonchalance she'll walk across her domain a scan to one side a glance to the other with exquisite elegance all day long parading in her glamorous silky coat performing a dance of seduction it's hard to believe she has no clue how truly she is delightfully magnificient AP: 2nd place 2025...

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Mulberry trees, the symbols of abundance and beauty, bear sweet and very juicy white, pink, or purple berries! The white mulberry leaves are the food sources of silkworms. These trees are hailed, since time immemorial as the trees of life, and herbs of immortality! Butterflies, the symbols of metamorphosis, grow ~ moving from caterpillars to beautiful winged creatures, passing through difficult...

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White roses stand in subtle elegance, A light breeze stirs awe of tasteful fragrance. A marriage under a spreading old tree On a grassy lawn, edged with trellis-free Ambiance kiss of fallen amber leaves, A continuous aesthetic spins and weaves....

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Elegance means fashion and style A car, a dress, a man’s business suit A tuxedo, a blouse, a shirt, a jacket Graceful lines, sophistication, something chic Classy, not gaudy or garish Elegance means gracefulness, refined, A rich smartness, something unusually uncommon Some people are elegant in their manner Their attitude toward others, their empathy and compassion Elegance means someone or something classy and tasteful...

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Grandma’s wall clock stood with timeless elegance, Its chimes each hour, a heartbeat’s alluring dance. When she passed, it found new rest on my aunt’s wall, Echoes weaving memories' enthralling call. She caught my wistful gaze, then gave it to me, Since then, it’s brought timeless and endless joy free....

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