Soul Silhouette

She is the kind of girl
who smothers herself
in Astronomy

New Age philosophies
and coffee shop poetry

All fire and desire
beneath midnight
constellations

Giving kisses
with salty siren lips

Incandescent
in every vein
and particle

She hides her sorrow
behind pages and ink stains
living her life by way of verse

Throwing Hemingway around like insults
and falling in love with every word Keats spoke

Blue cosmic veins connecting planets
a web of interstellar love

Writing her letters to the moon
she hides her heart underneath Helios

So she dug deep trying to find
if she spills scriptures
for passion or purpose

As legs quiver
and she becomes
tender to the touch

You see she transfers
her souls solar heat
into the ring of fire
Annular Eclipse

You see she writes for both
Passion and Purpose

By Samantha Campbell

Author's Note

Helios was the personification of the Sun in Greek mythology

Sadly I did not get to see the rare solar eclipse last month it was so cloudy that I could not see the moon at all or any stars for that matter :( the next ring of fire Annular Eclipse wont happen till the year 2117

Reviews

[w]

Serious standout lines here. The pieces flows beautifully until last two stanzas. They feel wrong in my head, in my ears and in my mouth. If you decide to change them let me know as I would love to see this finished in a deserving way. This is just my opinion though.

[Who Cares]

I love it, flow is spot on. nice job

[Sethnicity]

Some very deep thoughts and emotion you are bursting here. Some very personal images you draw in this one... I have noticed you have been caught in stellar space. I love the Ernest and John slang thrown in, that stanza is so punchy and raw. Although, I must say my favorite verses are the most subliminal and I perceive in a intimate and sensual sentiment...
"So she dug deep trying to find
if she spills scriptures
for passion or purpose

As legs quiver
and she becomes
tender to the touch

You see she transfers
her souls solar heat
into the ring of fire
Annular Eclipse"

This is the true heart of the poem (to me) which speaks volumes about the continual searching and rediscovery of yourself and physically recreating the eclipse within your being!!!!
Forgive me if I'm wrong but these three stanzas are.. Orgasmic!

[Samantha ~virginpoet]

you are not wrong lol

[Little Birdie]

"Throwing Hemingway around like insults
and falling in love with every word Keats spoke"
What gorgeous lines! The whole poem trembles with extraordinary imagery of someone so different, and maybe lonely in their difference.
I love it.

[Celestial Witch Child]

Wow wow wow. That just blew my mind away with that. Amazing details and rich imagery. Wonderful work.

[Samantha ~virginpoet]

Thanks :)

[eglantine]

I'm def interested to see the evolution and solstice of this poem, keep me posted on future drafts :)

[Samantha ~virginpoet]

will do

[eglantine]

I loved this! Especially the throwing around of Hemingway. "So she dug deep trying to find / if she spills scriptures / for passion or purpose" I like the last line of that, mainly because of the finalized self-realization at the end, but the first two don't seem to quite fit. They pulled me out of the orbit of the poem. Perhaps a re-phrase? Thanks for sharing

[Samantha ~virginpoet]

Thanks, Yeah I started out in one direction and poetry took me the opposite way

[Coyote Poetry]

I enjoyed the poem and the story. Good to know many worlds and thoughts. Allow us to understand more things. I like the strong ending to the excellent poem.
Coyote

[Samantha ~virginpoet]

Im glad you liked it :) thanks

[words of rooted design]

Story of my life. I adore this

[Samantha ~virginpoet]

aww thank you

[Whiskurz]

This is very well penned my friend.......Whisk

[Samantha ~virginpoet]

Thanks