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Wingword Poetry Competition 2025

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Mirror

Mirror

By Akanksha Sharma

I wish there was a mirror,
not for exterior but interior.
That reflected the soul we bear
Only then, the

That Silly Chubby Girl 👧👧

That Silly Chubby Girl 👧👧

By Smriti Gautam 

That silly, chubby girl, innocent at heart and silly by mind, always wondered

The Invisible Line

The Invisible Line

By Alankreta Prazhagan

Walking into a restaurant, I am ushered to a seat,
Staring longingly at a food stall, he is shooed off.

याद

याद

By Seema Pednekar

पता है कल मुझे कौन मिलने आया?
वो बरसात की रात जब तुमने मेरे लिए गाना गाया था,

Invisibility

Invisibility

By Nirmala Kashyap

No where can we find a person
without any caste, religion or "darshan"

रूठा हुआ इश्क और मनाने की दिल्लगी।

रूठा हुआ इश्क और मनाने की दिल्लगी।

By Ajay Kumar

कभी जरूरत पड़े तो याद कर लेना ज्यादा नहीं बस थोड़ी बात कर लेना
माना की गलतियां तो सब से होती हैं।

Coffee with my Blessing

Coffee with my Blessing

By Tamra Kapila Gautam 

A heavy heart and weight on my soul,
So many battles to be fought on a roll.

જીવનની દરેક પળોમાં હસી લઉં છું !

જીવનની દરેક પળોમાં હસી લઉં છું !

By Jitesh Mori

હોય અંધારી રાત, ને દેખી 
ન શકાય કશુંય,

Ma’s Songs

Ma’s Songs

By Pranay Phukan

Lullabies and prayers from our little chapel
Were the only songs I had heard from Ma.
At our leased home

Moon Song

Moon Song

By Tina Arya

She hears them scream “Why doesn’t she speak”
Her sharp shyness keeping them at an arm’s length

नया दिन

नया दिन

By Kartik Kulkarni 

एक नया दिन आया

साथ नया ऋण लाया

कर्म से लदा हुआ

Prisoner of despair

Prisoner of despair

By Hiba Sajid

I'll walk away from this land,
where nothing good ever happens.

A Headache

A Headache

By Anushree Chakraborty

Oops the space is full,
can’t produce more.
Just had a medicine,
Yet can’t escape anymore.

Save the Earth

Save the Earth

By Gargi Saha

I grieve to see Mother Earth in pain
Her sorrows are innumerable

When Existence is Tough

When Existence is Tough

By Mallika Agarwal

Dear human, 
maybe you’re struggling today
I wish you could know,
things won’t stay that way

MAZE

MAZE

By Neeta Kejriwal

It’s my failing strength or The pull of something beyond my strength, what’s weighing me down....

Wata

Wata

By Rekha Ankat Tayade

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Intoxication by Merlot

Intoxication by Merlot

By K B Shree 

I yell, I shout, I cry in vain,
To numb this visceral pain. 

My Heart With A Heart

My Heart With A Heart

By Devnum Nagar

I crave your essence and wonder what it would be like to stay in those arms forever, safe. You don’t feel human, you feel angelic.

Life in an Instant

Life in an Instant

By Arna Sharma

And i was under the same sky , the sky i went to sleep with , under the same impression...

Ouroboros

Ouroboros

By Vartika Hada

Forget the enchantment of unknown Be quiet as the underground mouse Who waits for the beginning in an ouroboros.

Symmetry

Symmetry

By Paridhi Tripathi

The blue blood and red thirst in me, searches for a symmetry.
To my wonder, when threads are always tangled,

क्या विवशता होगी मेरी?

क्या विवशता होगी मेरी?

By Soumya Singh

जब अंतर्मन भी थक जाए, और दृष्टि धूमिल हो जाए, तब यह जग मेरे बंधनों का, उत्तर शायद दे पाए।  

When tangerine gleams

When tangerine gleams

By Sujatha R

warmth of embroidered hats, velvet black slender flow till the waist of her boughs of green lush peep across the fence

The Whispers of Fortune

The Whispers of Fortune

By Srivaishnavi R. Loganathan

I come and go with the fleeting rhythm of ticking hours.
I dwell between the creases of prayer and doubt.

लेखक-बाबू

लेखक-बाबू

By अंश ठाकुर

सब सोचते रहे, परन्तु कमरे में जाना तो दूर, उसमें झांकने तक की चेष्ठा किसी ने न की। 

Roots

Roots

By ABHIRAJ A

At the horizon, together, The Father, The Son, and The Holy Mother Are chopping down the trunk.

What if!

What if!

By Priya Awasare

What if the high wall’s not a barrier, but a place to lean and find support?
What if the door’s not meant to shut

Who is She ?

Who is She ?

By Achal Mogla 

A mystery , charm or an enigma ? The bubbly girl next door. The serious aunt upstairs 
Or the hardworking maid at home. Who is she ?

The World is Burning

The World is Burning

By Yugesh RV 

The world is burning and we're drowning in its ashes. Watching the flames spread into our funeral pyre