Newly Star
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by Izrahmae Suico (The Philippines)
April 2021
Audio: "Newly Star" read by Izrahmae Suico
I know what my heart is like
This clockwork morning:
It is like a curl of smoke
Crowning the feral embers
From when it danced the night before –
Rococo swirls blending with my breath,
Rising, rising, rising.
After the poem “Ebb” by Edna St. Vincent Millay
Izrahmae Suico, age 17, resides in the dragonfly-filled coastal town of Ubay, Bohol, with her brother and mother. She is drawn to neuroscience, campus journalism, and creative writing. An admirer of the bizarre and the mundane, she likes writing about life's simplicity and the underlying profoundness it brings.
Zen
9/23/21, 7:15 PM
The last sentence, "Hush, hush, hush, you're not alone, adds a nice ending to the poem. I like the ambiguity.
Hailey
8/10/21, 3:55 PM
That was so beautiful
Clare
8/4/21, 11:01 AM
Ah Tiffany - I LOVE this piece, and the ending.. it's so powerful and incredibly moving. Well done!
Clare
8/4/21, 11:00 AM
Well done Chris! I feel like I am right there in the street.. such a beautiful use of language in this poem.
Clare
8/4/21, 10:59 AM
Ah what a beautiful piece.. I can feel the promise in this morning.. like I do on summer mornings where I live. Beautifully read too!
Kæ
7/30/21, 7:24 PM
Gorjus
Fi
7/27/21, 6:01 PM
This is beautiful, I love your use of onomatopoeia
Afreen Shanavas
7/23/21, 12:22 PM
Brilliantly articulated!
yadhut
7/21/21, 3:37 PM
wow awesome!
Amritha
7/21/21, 1:23 PM
Pain and nostalgia conveyed beautifully!
Adrisha
7/21/21, 8:35 AM
This is an amazing poem! The mixed feelings we have when we leave our home or city we grew is beautifully portrayed
Paisley Blue
7/21/21, 12:22 AM
Absolutely stunning, the detail and diction is incredible.