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Wingword Poetry Competition 2025

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अशांत चेतना

अशांत चेतना

By Arun Kumar Srivastava

हे अशांत! कैसी अशांति तेरे मन में,
इस अशान्ति को प्रगति रूप दे

Cannibalized

Cannibalized

By Khushboo Sharma

I hear the bloodshed in solitude.
The heart is losing the race.

Power or Peace

Power or Peace

By Sharanya Joshi

The question of power and peace
The answer behind those moments that freeze

मेरी प्रेरणा, अंतरराष्ट्रीय महिला दिवस पर विशेष

मेरी प्रेरणा, अंतरराष्ट्रीय महिला दिवस पर विशेष

By Anupam Maurya

अपने अरमानों को बहने देना,
बस अपनी सुनना और दिल करे वो करना

The Years of Shredded Hope

The Years of Shredded Hope

By Aayushman Bhardwaj

How suffocating it is to fill my lungs
With an air that leads me to death

Mistakes

Mistakes

By Mehar Mustaque

When the hope is lost,
We’ll have to pay the cost

Hope

Hope

By Deepa Sajith

A waking dream,
Carries us through.....

The Fabric Called Life

The Fabric Called Life

By Jyoti Nair

Life is like a beautiful fabric
Interwoven with threads of love

To My World

To My World

By Pradeep Nithiyanantham

From the depths of my soul,
To the world, for a new goal

Khwaab

Khwaab

By Ashish Kumar

Janmega jad se pat kabhi
Ye aas rok kar baitha hu

Go Ahead

Go Ahead

By Dilip Kumar Tiwari

Evening says, return to home,
Morning says, awake.

Echoes Behind a Laughter

Echoes Behind a Laughter

By Arya Ninawe

I can’t remember the last time I truly laughed
Laughed till my stomach ached, laughed like I was free,

छोटा-सा बचपन, बड़ी-सी याद

छोटा-सा बचपन, बड़ी-सी याद

By Nisha Kumari

अभी , तुम बहुत छोटे हो,
कि मेरी गोदी में समा जाते हो।

वो रास्ता

वो रास्ता

By Kunal Punj

बैठे बैठे एक ख़याल दिमाग़ में आता है
एक अनकहा अनसुना रिश्ता और भी है जिसकी याद दिलाता है ।

Did You See My Little Boy

Did You See My Little Boy

By Nalini Srinivasan

Did u see my little boy...
Who was a bundle of innocence & love?

अंतर्द्वंद्व

अंतर्द्वंद्व

By Neha Sharma

अंतर्द्वंद्व ये कैसा है?
उम्रभर का फेरा

ভালো থেকো

ভালো থেকো

By Deepanwita Chakraborty

এই চিঠিটি লিখছি তোকে
একবারটি পড়েই দেখিস,

Yeshu Tu Hi Toh He Mera..

Yeshu Tu Hi Toh He Mera..

By Renju Robin

Yeshu Tu Hi Toh He Mera
Aarambh, Mera Yeh Annt Bhi

You and I

You and I

By Sujata Bhowmik

You and I
as cloud and sky

Dear Dida

Dear Dida

By Mohana Bhattacharjee

The diffused reflection of a sunny morning slowly fades away.
A long, loose trail follows the shadow of solitude.

मूंछ

मूंछ

By Sudarshan Jha

माँ कई बार बच्चे को सौंप चुकी थी -
सूखे स्तन,

प्रेम नाटिका

प्रेम नाटिका

By S P Singh Satyarthi

लौट आये
तुमने रोका नहीं

From Broth to Brothel

From Broth to Brothel

By Mohd Sarfraz Choudhary

The so called probabilities greeted,
in a fortunate uncanny beginning

Of Age and Ageing

Of Age and Ageing

By VL Dinpuii

She saw him enter the cafe door
Her 16 year old heart skipped a beat

Wish You Were Here

Wish You Were Here

By Nilantika Banerjee

It is a pleasure to burn
When you are the fire

The 10 minute slumber

The 10 minute slumber

By Melinda Pearson

2020- the year when ennui took over morn, noon and night,
A monotony was set in my house to make sense of the banality-

Ink-stained Eternities

Ink-stained Eternities

By Aarya Jha

There is a scent, ancient and aching,
Of stories long buried yet alive in decay

Soul

Soul

By Dhanya Divakaran

When our soul sweats;
Deep in the cage of hearts

Cries of the seed

Cries of the seed

By Pushpa Nalavade

Help! Help! a tiny seed did plead,
Don’t bury me here, I cannot breathe

Him

Him

By Shambhavi Singh 

Dark confined yet pleasant,
In a cave I used to hide