Read full poem →In sun-baked vines the cicalas spin,
The little green lizards run out and in.
A sail dips over the ocean's rim,
Dictionary Entry
Any reptile of the order Squamata that is not a snake, usually having four legs, external ear openings, movable eyelids and a long slender body and tail.
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Poetry examples for “lizards”
Excerpts from the ReadingWillow English Library collection.
Read full poem →Grass-sheltered crickets chirp incessant song,
Gay-colored lizards loll all through the day,
Their tongues outstretched for careless little
Read full poem →The hillside on the day the sun lets go
Ten million silver lizards out of snow!
As often as I've seen it done before
Read full poem →I think of the lizards airing their tongues
