"I always thought Chief O'Brien had quite a poetic streak in him," Dax protested.

"But this has been a secret," she said of her poetic streak.

Letting her poetic streak have its way.

But Mr. Jobson's poetic streak is much more evident when it comes to cinematography and soundtrack.

As any florist with a poetic streak will tell you, everything must go.

Bill, this Bill, had a poetic streak.

AS the battle of the sea ferries goes on, P&O European Ferries have gained a new friend, a 15-year-old with a strong poetic streak.

Most of Ballard's films deal with man and his relation to nature and have a strong poetic streak.

Mr. Pintauro and Mr. Wilson have no need to flaunt a poetic streak that becomes them so gracefully.

If Balanchine's display would explode in the air as a dazzling formal spectacle, Ashton's quieter, blooming design would allude to his poetic and witty streak.