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Wingword Poetry Competition 2025

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Blues in the Sky

Blues in the Sky

Aditi Jasrotia

Fate's cruel mockery
 They look so pretty,

Dawn

Dawn

By Yukta Moktan

Where am I, I do not know
Only that a ship
Looking majestic and magnificent from afar

Your Mother

Your Mother

Shruti Singh

shall I sit with you, maa?
 I ask,

My Grandfather's Harmonium

My Grandfather's Harmonium

By Sonali Kar

While rummaging through the dust-lined hall,
I caught a glimpse of the room—unkempt and forgotten

The Fall

The Fall

Leandra Thomas

I see the colors fading from my vision, 
 like a sharp incision,

The Multitudes

The Multitudes

Krishan Bharadwaj Vurakaranam

In between the two hands,
 holding both the finite and the infinite.

Inside a Wish Upon a Falling Star

Inside a Wish Upon a Falling Star

Thangjam Misna Chanu

In the hands of a poet
 A sword is given by time.

Prisoners of Paradise

Prisoners of Paradise

Tejas Gangakhedkar

Caught in the web, I breathe solace, 
 Can't resist now, I will collapse. 

God Bless My Baby

God Bless My Baby

By Debrup Chakraborty

God bless my baby in my womb
Come soon my baby, waiting is Mom

Feelings

Feelings

By Vishesh Khurana

Oh how much i wanted to convey my feelings 
Did you even know the depth of my feelings 

An Heir For Hair

An Heir For Hair

By Lakshidha Mallappan

The shampoo doesn’t smell the same,
baby powder wafts in its stead,

Fates

Fates

Tanusha Hans

Our souls are tied by threads of fate,
 To change one’s fate, it's never too late.
 Some unveiling the path ahead

Rain

Rain

By Sribalaji Setlur

Her soft pitter-patter fills the air on a winter’s night,
She’s the silver needles under a sombre streetlight.

Life is like...

Life is like...

By Mahak Sharma

Hey beautiful!
Beautiful, are you?
Yessss, you are. Ahhh...., how much?

लाल रंग

लाल रंग

By Navreet Kaur 

लाल रंग ...गुलाल का, सिन्दूर का, नई दुल्हन के हाथों की हिना का,गहरी दोस्ती का, बे-इंतेहा मोहब्बत का
ख़ुमार का ,जुनून का, आगमन का

The two sides of a soul

The two sides of a soul

By K sowmiya

I was a whisper in a storm, unseen, unheard,
Lost in echoes of merciless words.
A mother’s lullaby faded too soon,

I want to start

I want to start

By Kumari Gilori

I want to start 
,I want to learn 
I want to fly 
,I want to run

Blue Suitcase

Blue Suitcase

By Riya Mary

A suitcase bursting at the seams 
Biding it's time to explode 
I still keep filling it up 
Even though there isn't space anymore 

माँ की ममता

माँ की ममता

By Sunita Lakhotiya

ममता मयी आचल से 
ये माँ का प्यार अनमोल है 
खुशियों का संगम है 
तुमने जीवन महकाया 
मुसीबत मे जीना सिखाया 

Stars - I Connect with you

Stars - I Connect with you

By Ramitha Raju

A radiance gleams out of that darkness,
Wondering all ways how could I ,
But yes I have approached,

 

Social responsibility

Social responsibility

By Jukti Avadhanula

In the society together we live, Kindness and respect we give,

Parallel Universe

Parallel Universe

By Shreya Bhargava

In a world full of immense beauty 
and people so similar yet diverse,
I found you, my soulmate 
into another parallel universe.

Corpse of Gold

Corpse of Gold

By Tanya Chandel

Corpse of gold lay laughing on concrete soil
Making fun of her smile, her sparkling eyes
Corpse of gold made her skin shiver

To be or not to be

To be or not to be

By Delan Rongpipi

Are we just pointless dreamers,
Baffled by our high dreams,
Procrastinating to the very depths,
Admiring the little, bewildered wins

Because You Live in a Red Zone Area

Because You Live in a Red Zone Area

By Aditi Sindwani

The normalcy seems to be far lost into oblivion, 
With hopes vanishing in these deserted lands, 

An Unspoken Goodbye ?

An Unspoken Goodbye ?

By Aparna

It’s hard not to look at you,
When in my mind,
Thoughts of you swirl around,
Like the restless wind sweeping through the town.

कल्कि

कल्कि

By Divyanshi Gaur

कलयुग की काली करतूतों का मैं विवरण करने आया हूँ।
मैं वो हूँ जिसने तुझे बनाया, अब अफसोस जताने आया हूँ।

Dear mother

Dear mother

By Purvi Jangbahadur

Dear mother, tell me one thing,
Did I mean anything to you, or was I just… a thing?

Sunlight on Restless Waters

Sunlight on Restless Waters

By Simonell Marshall

In a world of rough edges 
That bend into sharp corners,
I feel like a round peg 
In a world of square borders.

The Words Unsaid

The Words Unsaid

By Mariyam Khan

Her graveyard remains silent as the months pass by,
Re-writing our last talk to help ease my conscience,