Facial Gesture Poems | Examples


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Premium Member Tongue In Cheek-The Grind

Tongue in cheek - Tongue-in-cheek describes an exaggerated facial gesture — pushing a cheek out with one's tongue — meant to convey contempt or irony. (defined by vocabulary.com)

Tongue in Cheek-The Grind

the grind, prefer dark;
shifting teeth do not agree -
the worst habit, under moon.

squeeze a tube of paste.
superglue the parts to each -
only metaphorically.

1/28/2023

Premium Member Scream Canvas

A canvas that conveys a lot of
Emotions that are expressed in 
A single facial gesture
The feelings that are sensed 
Without any word
My favorite
Paint of Munch
Named the
Scream








Nayda Ivette
12-13-2015

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