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Wingword Poetry Competition 2025

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Emerging From The Abyss: Say No To Suicide

Emerging From The Abyss: Say No To Suicide

By Niya Ajit Mahale

Grasping for a ledge not to be found,
In a sea of your own thoughts, you feel drowned.

Embroidered Wings

Embroidered Wings

By Aditi Mishra

In the aftermath of a storm
I find a blue handkerchief
hanging from a jasmine shrub
with hopes of being owned again.

Drifting

Drifting

By Isha Satam

Floating in an endless ocean,
Lost my sense of direction.

Eternal Portrait

Eternal Portrait

By Neha Talukdar

A canvas etched, a moment caught,
A soul laid bare, a tender thought.
Beneath the surface, a heart so pure,

Distant flowers

Distant flowers

By Vansh Rastogi

They both grew at a different pace,
One in an open garden and one in a golden vase.

Escaping Answers

Escaping Answers

By Sanithya Jayakumar

On the banks of a river, I gave my thoughts a rest...
Little did they know, I awaited a test...

Divine Union: Shiva and Parvati

Divine Union: Shiva and Parvati

By Shristi Rudra Bhowmick

On Kailash's peak, where clouds embrace the stone,
Sits Mahadeva, seemingly alone.

Dearest, Dreadfully, Delightful

Dearest, Dreadfully, Delightful

By Aneesh Chatterjee

Take me away from this sickening misery, my dearest, dreadfully delightful death!

Dingy Earth

Dingy Earth

By Anjandev Roy

The young bard writes,
He soars high with the wings of poesy,
But soon the severe reality drags him into the dingy earth.

Departure

Departure

By Kshitij Bader

Just as the smouldering black mass within me had begun to subside ,

Death is Alive

Death is Alive

By Debashree Biswal

O men, you innocent beings
Your soul is not pure but full of sins

Defiled

Defiled

By Diksha Tandon

Closed eyes, 
Brilliant smiles,

Ek kahani: Do Sawaal

Ek kahani: Do Sawaal

By Mansi Dugar

चल बता दिया अगर मैंने तुझे राज़ वो अपना
छुपाके दिल में, उसे ज़ुबां पर पाबंदी ला पाएगा क्या?

Don't blow my candles

Don't blow my candles

By Sugandha Bhandari

My opinions – don’t crumble, don’t fold.

Dim Suns

Dim Suns

By Md Asif Abdur Razzak

From the earliest light they gaze upon,
To the same light that ends with them.


Don't Let Your Soul Forget You

Don't Let Your Soul Forget You

By Rishika Makharia

A Bharatnatyam dancer
She blossomed like a flower
Despite her hardships
The talent in her didn't hid

Divinity of Monsoon

Divinity of Monsoon

By Daxesh Patel

बूंद आसमां की आंखों से बारिश रूप है गिरती, 
मुझे सिंचता पानी तू है गदगद अवनी कहती;

Defeated Warriors

Defeated Warriors

By Samiksha Tripathi

Which place do they belong?
The ones who played and didn't won.

Eleventh Dasai Without Hajurama (Grandmother)

Eleventh Dasai Without Hajurama (Grandmother)

By Eashani Chettri

dasai smells of curd, sugar and red paste-
this red tika on my forehead

Chappathi Dough

Chappathi Dough

By Meghna C H

“Make it faster, the train leaves in 4 hours for God's sake”,
yelled achan, while my amma’s spine shivered

Blood (A Cut of Realisation)

Blood (A Cut of Realisation)

By Daisy Anand

The dried fluid made me realise, that the pre-existing scars are triggered by the people that we once thought were ours.

Blessings

Blessings

By Priyankoo Kashyap Das

There are days when it hits you hard.

Your blessings,that is..and you realise that you are so lucky and truly grateful..

Cemetery

Cemetery

By Aniket Kotkar

This is a story I’m going to tell,
Just promise me that you won’t yell.

Between this silence

Between this silence

By Wahengbam Niraj Singh

We've danced around like shadows in dusk,
Each glance, a question neither dares to trust

Books of Glass

Books of Glass

By Saisha Prisca Sriram

I walked through a desolate land, where one could never see truth, 
But I was blessed to read and see the things the blind cannot!

Caught in the Between

Caught in the Between

By Kshiti Singh

How do I free myself 
Of the thick skinned,
Who bounce constantly my words
Off into the oblivion?

Chol Fire Jayi..

Chol Fire Jayi..

By Sushmita Kalashikar

Chol fire jayi abaar choto belaye, 
Shue thaki khola akasher tolaye,

Child of the Crossfire

Child of the Crossfire

By Sarvath Shetty

Voices like thunder, caught in the storm,
A child was born between love unformed,

Come Here ‘O’ Child

Come Here ‘O’ Child

By Mishka Kapur

Come here, O child, it’s not safe,
The world is now a dreadful place.

Blessed For The Lost

Blessed For The Lost

By Aruvi Saha

I lived my life knowing you would come,
You would come, take me to where everything
was numb.