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Wingword Poetry Competition 2025

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Nostalgia

Nostalgia

By Meher Arora

The beats blast in her being,

like a blaring drum of a bygone time.

Musings from the sightless

Musings from the sightless

By Anju Verghese 

Blindness.
My constant companion since birth.
A dark cocoon encompassing me,
Giving me no cause to fear. 

Hiraeth

Hiraeth

By Radhika Narayanan 

Something’s missing,
But not sure what. Is it
Someone? Someplace?

Paintings of our Celestial Artist

Paintings of our Celestial Artist

By Kaavin Farwaha

When the day meets night’s embrace,
A symphony of colours paints the sky’s face

I'll believe in beliefs for you

I'll believe in beliefs for you

By Kritika Tanwar

Not that I believe in the multiverse,
But the whimsical thesis to be with you

Interstices in Space

Interstices in Space

By Samaira Sood

Perhaps I’m a sickle,
Or am I a scythe?
Or am I the nightmare that makes its way into your dreams?

Saga of the Devil

Saga of the Devil

By Pronoy Mann Mitra

Gather 'round, dear listeners, and heed this tale profound,
Of a devil bold and daring-against oppression..

Vermillion

Vermillion

By Tirna Sarkar 

As I went around the fire and wore the vermillion, my life changed overnight. 

Fall of Prose

Fall of Prose

By Sury VS

I prodded the dreamy poet and blared,
“Prose, prose is my choice.”

Why I Can't Let My Hair Down?

Why I Can't Let My Hair Down?

By Ravi Choks

They call me a machine..
I beg to differ

To Let the Good Things Die

To Let the Good Things Die

By Gahana Tiwari 

No amount of resuscitation brings it back to life,
when you knowingly let a good thing die.

 

 

सब मोह माया

सब मोह माया

By Jai Jha

कुछ नहीं संसार में अपना, यहाँ सब मोह-माया,
कुछ नहीं रखा है इस दुनिया में, सबका सब पराया।

 

 

प्रतिरोध

प्रतिरोध

By Surya Kishore

मन में परिवर्तन का हठ, आँखों में रोष दिखता है,
असत्य में सच का आभास, सच में दोष दिखता है।

 

I Wonder What the Mountain Has to Say

I Wonder What the Mountain Has to Say

By Ibrahim Hussain 

A silent giant in the middle of plains,
Stands high and tall, with a majestic display

 

Beyond The Skies

Beyond The Skies

By Parv Dube

I dream of the world,
Beyond the skies with you..

 

संतान हम भारत मां के...

संतान हम भारत मां के...

By Bineet Dwivedy

जननी के चरणों में हो बलिदान हमारा,
वतन की माटी को माथे का ताज बनाएँ

न जाने कब वह बड़ी हो गई

न जाने कब वह बड़ी हो गई

By Bhavya Singh 

न जाने कब वह इतनी बड़ी हो गई
बिन सोचे-समझे बोलने वाली नन्ही-सी गुड़िया,

The Call to Protect

The Call to Protect

By Rajesh R

In the name of progress, trees fall and fade,
Protect their shade before it’s lost to trade..

 

आसमान की बारी

आसमान की बारी

By Madhuri Chaurasiya
आठ ग्रहों में सबसे प्यारी
धरती मिली हमारी,
इस पर कचरा खूब किए
अब आसमान की बारी।।

नमामि  गंगे

नमामि गंगे

By Harsh Sharma 

गंगा के तटों पे रौनक है हर रोज़ नए त्योहारों की,
कभी मेला पूर्णमासी का

"संस्कृति का बोझ सिर्फ एक जेंडर पर क्यों?"

"संस्कृति का बोझ सिर्फ एक जेंडर पर क्यों?"

By Ankita Yogi

वो औरतों से ट्रेडिशनल कपड़े रोज पहनने के लिए हिदायत देता नज़र आता है,

वो माँ होती है

वो माँ होती है

By Sunil Kheriwal 

अंधेरों के जानिब से, जो रोशनी छीन लाए वो माँ होती है।

Her Short, Black Tresses

Her Short, Black Tresses

By Dhairya Thakker

Her short, black tresses leave me in awe,
Oh, the emotion they evoke is so deep and raw!

Sindoor

Sindoor

By Dr Pooja Neemey 

मैंने सिंदूर लगाना छोड़ दिया,
कैसे धमकाओगे अब जो डरना छोड़ दिया

उसका स्नेह

उसका स्नेह

By Deepak Tewari

उसके लिये मैं बस उसका था
पर मैं जाने किस किस का था ?

Crimson Echoes of Yesterday

Crimson Echoes of Yesterday

By Sanaa Malesra

Beneath a facade of glorious grace,
lie frosted rubies of a tragic case.

Voices, Choices

Voices, Choices

By Vihaan Dogra 

With noble thoughts, comes the noble human.
On the shoulder, the angel thrives

Mind Blues

Mind Blues

By APS Malhotra

It was a dreary morning,
Like an old, winding, black and white film…..

I'll Dream On My Wheels

I'll Dream On My Wheels

By Subhadra Alluri

All of the wise beings
at all times of light and dark

This is Us

This is Us

By Vandana Rao 

Children duck under school desks,
not for games, 
but because someone might walk in,
with a gun.