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Wingword Poetry Competition 2025

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The Trespasser

The Trespasser

By Dyuthi Alva

Here, take this little narrow mirror,
It specializes in imparting narrow minded ideas
It will not only crumble your mind very superior

Lily

Lily

By Benjohn Syiem

There was a time I felt alive,
Before the world crushed me with scorn.
My father handed me a bottle

ईश्वर का आशीर्वाद

ईश्वर का आशीर्वाद

By Sweta Srivastava

कोई क्या उसका बिगाड़ेगा, जिसके सर पे ईश्वर का हाथ हो,
ऊर्जा हनुमान जैसी और देवी मां का साथ हो।

Surakshit Makaan

Surakshit Makaan

By Sheetal Gupta
maa hi to kehti thi, teri surakshit jagah hai tera ye makaan...
ab maa ko kaise jhootha kehdu??

Fear As I See It

Fear As I See It

By Ananya Sarkar

A crumpled ball of paper
That I clutch in my hand
Squeezing from time to time

দীপঙ্কর

দীপঙ্কর

By Anirban Roy Choudhary

ঘুরতে যে চায় হঠাৎ কখনো ভ্রমণ পিয়াসী মন,
সমুদ্র থেকে জঙ্গল হয়ে প্রকৃতির কোলে কোলে
সবুজ প্রকৃতি সে প্রকৃতি নেই বুকে তার হুতাশন!

शब्दों भरी रात

शब्दों भरी रात

By Mihir Sachdeva

शब्दों भरी रात
जाने रात में किसका डर बेहतर होता है ,
अंधेरे का या चाँद का ,
यादों का या वादों का ,

A Monastery of my own mind

A Monastery of my own mind

By Viren Desai

Images- I can get lost in
Soul-roaming
Edge to edge

Things I own

Things I own

By Somedutta Chakraborty

Here lies-
Dreams of silk,
Stitched into cotton eyes,
Embroidered with sequins of passion,
And fashioned in pearls of resistance

Ghost in the Belly

Ghost in the Belly

By Neha Bhatia

It was a day after my 22nd birthday, a Monday, grim and grey
When our fates collided and we crossed each other’s way

The God that Seeks War

The God that Seeks War

By Gayathri Amarkumar

Wax melts onto the metal plate,

Forming patterns to fill the young mind’s brain,

ऐसा क्यूँ?

ऐसा क्यूँ?

By Manisha Amol

ऐसा क्यूँ?
अनजान सफ़र है जीवन का
जाना सबको है उस पार,

The Creed of Joy

The Creed of Joy

By Nalini Srinivasan

In this hour of triumph, I stand
In front of Thee with folded hand.
This honor the world bestows on me
Is really success I owe to Thee.

Naughty Words

Naughty Words

By Shaily Tripathi

Those naughty letters
They fumble here and there
Playing with my words

Road to the Centre

Road to the Centre

By Thejaswitha Rajeev

Down the tumultuous road,
lush green on either side.
At the crossroads—straight ahead—

The tale of a mother

The tale of a mother

By Supratim Tripathi

She came and sat on my window one morning,
She enquired whether I was well coming,
Then being satisfied She made her nest,

कितनी मोहब्बत है...

कितनी मोहब्बत है...

By Priyanka Kumari

तेरी आंखों से झलकती हैं जो मस्तियाँ,
दीवाना करती है हमे वो कश्तियाँ।
मुस्कुरा के जो देखा तूने,

Serum of Youth

Serum of Youth

By Debi Mukherjee

I was thirty and seven
a promising career, with
two children in tow

అజ్ఞాతవాసి

అజ్ఞాతవాసి

By Kowshik Ramadugu

నాలో నేనై నిరంతరం రగిలే జ్వాలని,
నిశీధిలో నిప్పుని రాజేసే అగ్నిని,
ఆవేశాన్ని ఆలోచింపజేసే ఆయుధాన్ని,
అనేక అంతర్మధనాల స్వరాన్ని,

Woman At The Well

Woman At The Well

By Arsh Das

In my shirt and jeans, wearing a tie, feeling like a man about to unwind.
The songs of the choir

Shoes that didn't fit

Shoes that didn't fit

By Debadrita Datta

I slip my foot into her shining heels—
a shallow fit, a snapped nail.
Meant for trust fund ankles, it seems.
I sigh and leave for class

The Girl Amidst the War

The Girl Amidst the War

By Diya Singh

On a Saturday morning,
With a nightmare of war aborning,
in horror, she woke up.

Amba

Amba

By Tripti Priya Mishra

The unconquered warrior has fallen to the ground.
In the deadly deeds of destiny, wounded—by whom could he be found?

पुलवामा

पुलवामा

By Amit Sidham

१४ फरवरी २०१९ को सी. आर. पी. ऍफ़ के काफिले पर आतंकवादी संगठन जैश-ए-मुहम्मद द्वारा

My Garden House

My Garden House

By Ireena Sarangi

Thousands of miles away from the city of dreams and buildings,
I have a garden house full of my grandparents’ love and belongings.

The White Horses

The White Horses

By Shaswati Sharma

They always come to me, wait for me patiently, go around
Again the next day—they fill me with more horrors while I lay in my bed.

The Carpet

The Carpet

By Yashodhara Vijayan

Don't roll the carpet, not yet,
For underneath are many things swept.
Beside dust and dirt on the floor so cold

Groans out of a church

Groans out of a church

By Samuel Peter

Condolences don't stop, 
But my heart doesn't take comfort,
I lost someone irreplaceable,
Whom I promised to make 'mine', I lost him

Light and Dark

Light and Dark

By Della Viola

Light and Dark.
Dark and Light.
Together they dance around their world.
Never setting eyes on the other – they twirl.

मेरा समंदर

मेरा समंदर

By Shreyas Aneja

एक समंदर लेकर चलता हूँ मैं अपने भीतर
जो अपनी गहराई में बहुत कुछ समेटे है।
इसमें तूफ़ान भी चलते हैं,
चाँद भी चमकता है,