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Wingword Poetry Competition 2025

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The Lie I Believed

The Lie I Believed

By Archee Khandelwal

They ask me, "What's the most dangerous thing in the world?"

आज मेरी बिटिया बड़ी हो गई

आज मेरी बिटिया बड़ी हो गई

By Gagan Verma

आज मेरी बिटिया बड़ी हो गई वह मुझे समझाने लगी है,

एक अर्ज़ी चाँद को

एक अर्ज़ी चाँद को

By Renu Ridlan

एक रोज़ चमकते चाँद की,
ख़्वाहिश हम भी कर बैठे,

A Queen, Forever A Queen

A Queen, Forever A Queen

By Kamalika Majumder

She was indefatigable, 
Her every gesture, every elegant move,
Bespoke royalty.

With Time

With Time

By Sanjana Shanmugam

I walked into the abysmal depths
of endless trepidations and back.

Magar Kyu

Magar Kyu

By Jahan Thakar

Waise bhagwaan mai maanta nahi
par mandir ke paas jaata hun toh jhukta hun

I am Dushala

I am Dushala

By Saumya Lakshman

Yes, I am Dushala.
You probably know me

तुम न होते

तुम न होते

By Sandhya Singh

तुम न होते तो ज़िंदगी कितनी अधूरी होती।
वो ख़ुशियाँ न होतीं, वो पल न होते,
वो दिन न होते, स्कूल की यादें न होतीं,

Swimming Lessons

Swimming Lessons

By Zainab Tambawala

I love the water,
It's cool whoosh wraps me up
A feeling so light as if floating.

समय ही सत्य है

समय ही सत्य है

By Dr. Nilutpal Mahanta

समय स्थितप्रज्ञ है,
बीत गया जो, वह तुम्हारा और मेरा है।

Vidai

Vidai

Prachi Mehta

મનમાં ઘણી બધી ઉલઝન સાથે 
 મુખ પર સ્મિત રાખીને દીકરી 

Sorry

Sorry

By Pravin Chandra Menon

The word called Sorry
Sometimes gives a cause for worry

முதலும் கடைசியுமாய்

முதலும் கடைசியுமாய்

By Gowtham Kr Gandhi

ஒரு வாசல், ஒரு சன்னல், வெறும் ஓடு
என முக்கோணம் செவ்வகம்

सुकून.. ... ..

सुकून.. ... ..

By Nisha Mittal

सुकून, तू आना तो ऐसे आना
आँसू की बौछार लेकर मत आना

“Steps away from Reality”

“Steps away from Reality”

By Vernaan Rai

They say we are too young to do what they do,
But too old to do what we did.

Breathe For Me When I Cannot

Breathe For Me When I Cannot

By Vedanshi Rai

When it's time for me to rise to the stars shining above,
Our moments will always travel with me, my love.

Khwabeeda Zindagi

Khwabeeda Zindagi

By Abhishek Tambe

Khwaabeeda jindagi jeene me sukoon hai…
Jinhe Jindagi jeene ka junoon hai..

मत बांधो इन क्षणों को

मत बांधो इन क्षणों को

By Nidhi Sinha

मत बांधो इन क्षणों को समय मे प्रिये,
उन्मुक्त मुझे इनको जीने दो,
इन हवाओं को भीतर घुलने दो,

Fantasy to Fear

Fantasy to Fear

By Lakshmi Priya Parthasarathi

Fictional world,
Flashing screens,
Imaginary characters,
Mind at solace.

Kshitra -Love Remains

Kshitra -Love Remains

By Divyashree R

Beyond the horizon of present knowledge,
I found you.
My eyes were filled with you,

Lean on me

Lean on me

By Sid Siddharthan

Lean on me, lean on me
You will see your troubles flee
Lean on me, lean on me
Things may happen, let it be

कन्या भ्रूण हत्या

कन्या भ्रूण हत्या

By Purnima Srivastava

सुन अजन्मी सुता की गुहार !
बापू ! जन्म मुझे लेने दो,
कुछ क़र्ज़े मेरे सिर हैं,

The Scribbled Stories of an Infirmary

The Scribbled Stories of an Infirmary

By Dr Ankita Chakrabarti

I have walked through the corridors
That have seen life begin and end,
That have seen us mortals laugh and cry,

Unruly Ink: Writing Without Fear

Unruly Ink: Writing Without Fear

By Naisargi Bhatt 

Write in the gush — before the mind meddles,
Before the critic sharpens its teeth.
Let the words stumble

Labels? Never found them enough

Labels? Never found them enough

By Apoorva Kavin

I choose to be me — I am still many, I am still one.

When I wear a maroon shirt,

Mirror with No Glass

Mirror with No Glass

By Kieran Anil Rogers

Didn’t smash it.
Didn’t need to.
There was nothing to break.
Frame nailed up like a threat.

 

One evening

One evening

By Suchita Gotimukul

She was alone in the evening
A thirteen-year-old teenager,
Her uncle visited her
Who was not a stranger

Sadak

Sadak

By Bhavika Bhavika

Yeh sadkein kya kuch nahi dekhti hain...
Tez chalti hui gaadiyon ke ghiste pahiyon ko dekhti hain

You're Still Here

You're Still Here

By Naisha Nagpal

Today, there is a sadness
that doesn't cry anymore.
It scrolls,
quietly,

I see within

I see within

By Kashish Bhasin

I see
I see out, I see within.
Happy faces I see, that happiness is of within