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Wingword Poetry Competition 2025

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Reprisal of a Forlorn Love

Reprisal of a Forlorn Love

By Gurpartap SinghKaur

Drip Drip Drip

Her head rests on my lap
At last
We’re together

I Am

I Am

By Tialila Kikon

I am
all my daughters
I am
all my sisters
I am
all my mothers

Ghosts

Ghosts

By Reynah Gupta

We are walking,
Our shadows on the walls and floor

The Return of the Abhorred Queen

The Return of the Abhorred Queen

By Liz Thomas Pattara 

I sat under the willow tree
Wondering what might become of me;

Of Scales and Sizes

Of Scales and Sizes

By Tamanna Aggarwal

In finding ourselves
In the size chart of stores
And scale of machines,
We somewhere lost ourselves in between.

अरे देवा!

अरे देवा!

By Rajiv Bahutule

देवा खर सांगायच तर तुझं, मला काही कळतच नाही;

She

She

By Chewang Uden Lepcha

She is a girl, bright-eyed and full of dreams, 
a cherished daughter loved in radiant beams.

Once Together

Once Together

By Srishti Jain

How deeply etched in my soul you are, 
Even among 1000 things to do,

Unfading Beauty: A Dedication To My Fading Flower

Unfading Beauty: A Dedication To My Fading Flower

By Urishya Pao

They bloom for just a few weeks,
Rare and precious, their beauty unique. 

Oh to be a woman!

Oh to be a woman!

By Ishwari Dande

Oh to be a woman in today's world,
A myriad of tasks before the sun,

The Curse of 99

The Curse of 99

By Jiya Bhatt

Chasing the bare minimum, 
with a brain like Graffiti.
Vandalised by wicked thoughts,

Take A Chance

Take A Chance

By Pallavi Gogoi

I'm riding the waves of the ocean, 
Hold my balance and move with caution;

एक कमज़ोर मर्द

एक कमज़ोर मर्द

By Habib Kinkhabwala

एक कमज़ोर कायर डरा मर्द मैं 
तेरी हारी हुई जंग का फर्द मैं

Life Addicted Due To Mobile

Life Addicted Due To Mobile

By Harshada Lonkar 

देवा तू  दिला जन्म ह्या जीवाला,
पण त्याच्या समस्या कुठे सोडवल्या!

Through the Borrowed Eyes

Through the Borrowed Eyes

By Sreshtha Datta Sharma

In a dim lit gallery,
Stood a piece many walked past
Eyes too quick to judge

The True Essence of Living

The True Essence of Living

By Farheen Boat

Be the real you, no matter what people say,
Proudly flaunt your shades of grey

Kid in Dilemma

Kid in Dilemma

By Gopinath Maharana

A strange creature, human he seemed,
Bent a bit on his knees, neck and back 
Walked down the road

Malang I ਮਲੰਗ

Malang I ਮਲੰਗ

By Pritpal Singh

ਮੈਂ ਹਾਂ ਮਲੰਗ ਲਫ਼ਜ਼ ਦਾ ........
ਮੈਂ ਹਾਂ ਮਲੰਗ ਲਫ਼ਜ਼ ਦਾ ਮੇਰਾ ਲਫ਼ਜ਼ੀ ਲਿਬਾਸ

अश्क़

अश्क़

By Rachana Mishra

कैसे कहूं कि शाम
से एक नमी सी है
अश्कों की शक्ल लिए
ये तेरी यादों

Remains of You

Remains of You

By Anupama Unnikrishnan

My coffee mug had the aftertaste of your cigarette 
I break it till coffee and my blood blend.

Unsee

Unsee

By Stuti Bagchi

Rags. 
A torn Mickey Mouse shirt, a stained green skirt.

The Words I Hated

The Words I Hated

By Nysa Chaturvedi

My words lashed out on a blood-stained page.

I screamed and yelled as I stood, blinded by frustration.

Our Anthesis, My Love.

Our Anthesis, My Love.

By Tejaswi B

Soulmates
are quite literally
beings that mate
with their soul,
Only the soul

Same It is

Same It is

By Krupalini Pattjoshi

Screaming at the pain, and stopped feeling insane. 

Little drops of tear, lost in the drizzling rain. 

The Light In Your Darkest Night

The Light In Your Darkest Night

By Pranati

You want curly hair and those Siren eyes, but don't you know you look beautiful just wearing your smile? 

Reflections of a Muse yet Made

Reflections of a Muse yet Made

By Lin Quinker

Dreadful reality tailored cognizantly
Vacillating stance to heighten the blaze

इजहार ए जिंदगी

इजहार ए जिंदगी

By Chandan Solanki

ज़िंदगी, तू एक रहस्य, एक कहानी है,
हर मोड़ पर नई समझ, नई रवानी है।

Miscellaneous

Miscellaneous

By Kavya Shivegowda

I am caught in a quiet agitation
toward my own presence.

New Day to Try

New Day to Try

By Arti Dimri

Up on the terrace under the midnight sky,
He slept when the soft breezy air lullabied by.

Just for the Sake of her Children

Just for the Sake of her Children

By Tanvi Sharma

How she held herself together,
Just for the sake of her children