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Wingword Poetry Competition 2025

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Sorrowful Flageolet

Sorrowful Flageolet

By Nyaring Rongsak 

I had enough of the sober vibes you bring in every dawn; in destitute chilling the sparkle within the hearts 

Fading into the Background

Fading into the Background

By Karanpreet Kaur

The feeling of always being left out.
Lips break into an awkward smile and ears turn pink.
Eyes trembling into...

We were not just roommates

We were not just roommates

By Aiman Umme
The girl I shared every secret with became a distant memory, a name in my phone I never pressed...

Narrated by few, felt by none

Narrated by few, felt by none

By Hriyanshi Gupta

What is it that I grieve for?
Unhinged unknowing sadness madness.
Harm myself,
And hurt my soul.

Adrift

Adrift

By Suchitra Kumbar

The days pass by as if they are in a hurry,
The nights seem to slug along.
I wonder if...

माँ

माँ

By Deepak Parihar

वो दिन वो राते ही अच्छी थी,
जब बैठना होता था मुझे मेरी माँ के साथ,
डाट थी माँ पिता...

A Writer's Ambivalence

A Writer's Ambivalence

By Brianna Giri Shullai

I fear to write,
I fear ordinary, boring rather.
If only someone could free me,
In truth, nothing would change,

Human

Human

By Anvisha Nagda

How crazy it is that every time,
When a war is struck between worlds
And even when cruelty is at...

On A Trip

On A Trip

By Swatee Miitta

Hellooooo!
Is everyone onboard?
It's your familiar friend Fog,
Remember me?

Yearning

Yearning

By Geetakshi Arora

If I could paint,
I would paint the sky with the colour of your eyes,
and won’t say whether it

Better to have loved and lost

Better to have loved and lost

By Komal Aandhiwal

Honey dipped sunshine eyes,
my inner child starts counting.

The Politics Of Language

The Politics Of Language

By Niranjana Balram Menon

You were neighbours turned lovers,
But that love had turned sour, 
For you spoke different tongues,

The Imposter

The Imposter

By Divya Gupta

Sweating in the chill air,
My head bowed low,
Search

A Far Cry

A Far Cry

By Amber Haque

A far cry awoke me.
Awoke me from my deep slumber.
Deep slumber in which I was sleeping.

Sheher-e-Khamosh

Sheher-e-Khamosh

By Dr VedVyas Vishwanathan

Sabr nahi tha usse
Fursat hi kahan mili,
Ki woh apni zindagi 
Jee paayega kabhi,

Imagine Love if you Die and I don't

Imagine Love if you Die and I don't

By Sabyasachi Bardoloi

Imagine a day when the autumn winds slowly herald their passage to winter.
Colours so beautiful slowly turn to grey.

Post for the Other Side

Post for the Other Side

By Miraya Mittal

In my mother’s eyes,
You’re still fifty-five.
 
She talks of you, to this day,

Rome

Rome

By Ameya Agarwal

A wanderer whose roads, They lead, To a place he can no longer go. Till then, I will walk, Blind, deaf, and mute,

Autumn

Autumn

By Abhinav Panwar

I find my solace in the walls this chilled. And dance to my tune, with the lid shut tight, Aware yet unaware of an oddly familiar fight.

" खयाली "

" खयाली "

By Nitesh Tak

कभी तो लगता है मैं सीधा सादा हूं और खयाली मुझे बिगाड़ना चाहते है... उम्र बड़ रही है मेरी... ये बचपन में ही जीना चाहते है... 

The Felling of a Sycamore Tree

The Felling of a Sycamore Tree

By SRIJANI ROY

The young man was there. He didn’t cry nor swear. But onlookers say His eyes glistened with a  drop of tear.

Anjana Safar

Anjana Safar

By Archit Thakur

संग एक डगमाती सी नाव में, जीवन के छोटे पथराव में जो थे अनजान से चेहरे, लगते हैं वो अब यार कोई

Lovely Days

Lovely Days

By Sagarika Gourkhede

When there were seriously friends group With actual plans about playing, & Not just planning for decades just for meeting.

माँ

माँ

By Shashi Bisht

जानती हो माँ,कब, हिय हर्षित हो उठता है। जब लोग मुझसे यह कहें, मुझमें,तुम्हारा प्रतिबिंब दिखता है।

जीवन की डोर बंधी स्वयम से

जीवन की डोर बंधी स्वयम से

By Priyanka Ailawadhi 

जीवन की डोर सिर्फ़ प्यार से ही बंधी है
धरती पर सिर्फ़ माता-पिता ही थे,
बचपन से किशोरावस्था तक,

Mother

Mother

By Mansi Chauhan

As right as rain, She has been there, In all my battles, Fighting more than me.

When Turpitude Batters Conscience and Carouses Incarnadine

When Turpitude Batters Conscience and Carouses Incarnadine

By Amlan Roy 

It was a country,
That retained the maximum autonomy, 
In all spheres of administration,

I'll wait for my day

I'll wait for my day

Dr Anu Dalal

I'll wait for my day,
When I have a response to all the noise around,

আমার মা

আমার মা

By Kamalika Bhattacharya Ray

তোমার কোলে তে সৃষ্টি আমার, তুমি যে আমার প্রাণ,
আমি ঘুমাই তোমার বুকেতে মাগো, শুনে ঘুম পাড়ানির গান।

چاۓ اور ہم

چاۓ اور ہم

By Faisal Ahmed

۔۔۔۔۔۔نظم ( چاۓ اور ہم)۔۔۔۔۔۔۔۔
ہر غم کی، دردِ سر کی، سب کی دوا ہے چاۓ
بیوی نے گر اُبالی تو پھر نشہ ہے چاۓ