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Wax Poetic was created in 1997.

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Wax Poetic was created in 1997.

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"Wax poetic" is reference to speaking with elevated, verbose, or romantic diction.

Wax is used in the same way that the phases of the moon are referred to - waxing and waning. Here, wax means to augment or grow. (from the old German wachsen - grow)

Exp: "Not to wax poetic, but such a sunset as this paints the beauty of the night sky with more dexterity than Van Gogh himself."

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Wax Poetic - Norah Jones - Angels

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It only looks like that when there's a lunar eclipse, or atmospheric conditions on Earth cause humans to 'wax poetic'.

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She had a poetic way of speaking. The way the film ended was poetic. The word poetic is an adjective.

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