Wingword Poetry Competition 2025

By Shrehya Taneja

Circle, cylindrical, rectangle.
I think those, maybe what everyone tells me, are my favourite shapes.

By Naga Aswini Gandham

The moment I realized that no one could love us like our parents,
my life started to feel more beautiful.

By Nurjaha (Noor:) Bagwan

दिल में सुलगती आग लिए, आँखों में चमकता जज़्बा...हर वक़्त सतर्क रहता है, कहीं दुश्मन कर ना ले क़ब्ज़ा...

By Pragya Khokhar 

They forbid me,
To walk down that street.
They knew that it had traps for me to catch.

By Deetchana Sivakumar

Struck on a Saturday afternoon,
the news whispered, 
you were no more.

By Manvi Chaudhary

Spirituality is an experiential science,
Understanding its concepts need a little bit of alliance;
This poem tries to do the same,
Let’s explore what it offers down the lane;

By Aditi Mathur

समेट कर बिखरे टुकड़ो को फिर चाक पर चढ़ा आई में घुमाकर जीवन का पहिया कुम्हारन सी, नई हंडिया बना लाई में

By Shivani Eleen Barwa

When I was at the darkest time of my life,
When everyone cursed me as if I committed a crime.

By Adyasha Samal

I am from the greeneries and hills, That calms my heart, And the still water pond, where I float in a world apart,

By Rohan Roychowdhury

Who am I to say
it is wise to love and foolish to hate, for the former bestows peace of mind and the later destroys the same?

By DEVANSH TIWARI

भिक्षु था अत्यंत दरिद्र अन्न जल काअभावी था । फटे वस्त्र अस्त व्यस्त, प्रतिकूल समय प्रभावी था

By Stephen Joseph 

Evil invaded Nariman House on a quiet November eve, dressed in camouflage with massacre under his sleeve.

By Aanjana Suseel

In a land of no tears, There waits my beloved glee And here He comes, I find Him banging on my door.

By Sonali Bawa

Unable to focus, my eyes flit fitfully from fluttering wings to stems, swaying crocuses caressed by the gentle breeze.

By Ponung Angu

Summer, winter, autumn, spring Nothing changes, nothing moves Every second, every moment, everything is just the same

By SANDEEP KAUSHAL

ये धर्म ! ये कानून ! ये समाज ! बनाए ही मुझ पर लगाम लगाने के लिए हैं नहीं तो मैं कहां किसी का था

By Anil Deswal

We are not meant for offices with glass partitions, and desk tops. We like amazing stories and sops.

By Nelson Jacob Gladson

Uncontrollable tears run down my cheeks like an endless river.
The fear of losing a loved one makes my body and spirit shiver.

By Kartik Ahuja

लोगों ने कविता का वादा किया तुझसे, पर तू... तू तो ख़ुद एक ग़ज़ल है। तेरे सीने से लगकर, साँसें एक नया सुकून पाती हैं।

By HEMENDRA KUMAR SONI

APNE GHAR KI DEEWARON SE, TAKRANE PAR MAHSOOS HUA, AB TAK KOI JEETA HAI KYA, JUNG APNO SE LADI HUI.

By Jayati Ghosal

First a child, then a young girl, With your sense and wisdom You stunned me, Your beautiful nature, You did unfurl. 

By BHAWNA MEHTA

I just gaze at it questioning with excitement, Where does this huge ball of fire go? Making the day so dark, solemn and slow.

By Shalini M

உள்ளே துடிக்கும் இதயத்துடிப்பு என் செவிகளுக்கு அபாய மணியாய் கேட்க வேர்வைத் துளிகள் ....கண்களை நனைக்க !!! 

By Seena Bijoy

പരിത്യക്തയായ് ....പരിക്ഷീണയായ് ... ഉർവ്വരമാം രാവുകൾക്ക് കറുത്തു മദിക്കാനായ് ! താനേ തേഞ്ഞു തളർന്നൊടുങ്ങിടും തിങ്കളിൻ മടക്കം .

By Nabeeha Aariz

but when you replace me , I fall down to one page , that even fake ones are better than you . 

By Poornima Dayal

Chanting Thy name, oh so pure as me and others it surely lures, into radiant, new pastures, hearing at church the holy pastors,

By Bikash Gogoi

এন্ধাৰত তোমাৰ পদধ্বনি শুনোঁ, কিন্তু পোহৰ আহিলে, তুমি সপোন আছিলা নে বাস্তৱ, সেইটোহে অনুভব কৰিব নোৱাৰোঁ!"

By Shreya Ghosh

My two simultaneous wipes, Unveiled the silken piece of cloth Wrapped round the zero figure Almost wet in the drizzle 

By Sonu Khan

यही है सबक़, यही निशान है, ज़िंदगी फ़ानी है, बस रह जाती है कहानी। न रुतबा काम आता है, न शान-ओ-शौकत, आख़िर में सिर्फ़ आमाल का है बोलबाला।

By Srishti Sharma

I turn to seek the canvas once again, But all I see is sun and sky and light. And I am lying down upon the field, The sun stares back, and all my thoughts go still.