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Wingword Poetry Competition 2025

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The Day I Went There

The Day I Went There

By Kritika Singh 

The day I went there actually
The best of my life i spent there

Vagabond

Vagabond

By Adyasha Anapurba Biswal 

I gaze at the endless sky,
A star traveling eons, finally says Hi

These Days Saffron Flags are Served as an Example

These Days Saffron Flags are Served as an Example

By Nashrah Tanvir 

And these days saffron flags are served as an example
Of what power can trample

Midnight Poets

Midnight Poets

By Lokendra Singh

In the quiet of the night,
a whisper moves

She is She

She is She

By Medha Bisht

She is she,
she fears the night,
she chases her dreams with all her might.

The Inferno Within

The Inferno Within

By Atulya Bajaj

Thy warm hands blaze my chest infallibly,
Ember-deep ignite unplumbed.

Midair

Midair

By Kanishka Tyagi

His name is a curfew
in the night of a country

Unheard song of a Grateful heart

Unheard song of a Grateful heart

By Rinmipem Kasar

The pillar that stood strong, built from their bones,
A foundation of love, where courage has grown.

इंकलाब

इंकलाब

By Laj Sampla

ना आग़ाज़ जानती है, ना अंजाम जानती है,
यह कलम तो बस इंक़लाब जानती है।

The Unborn Daughter

The Unborn Daughter

By Gurdeep Kaur

Lord sent me on a journey,
A journey to this earth,

The Planner’s Dilemma

The Planner’s Dilemma

By Subhasree Subhasmita

The itineraries we made,
The plans that failed,

Portrait of Love

Portrait of Love

By Karan Singla

With the first whispers of holidays, our plans took flight,
No journeys far, no places grand—just Nani’s world in sight.

Unseen Reality

Unseen Reality

By Mukta Suryawanshi

A phenomenon I just learned today.

So familiar to life no one could see. Vitreous humor they say

I Am Not a Slut

I Am Not a Slut

By Supriya Garg

I am not a slut
I shout today aloud

दिल की किताब

दिल की किताब

By Sanchita Srivastava

आज अपने दिल की किताब को खोला
और कुछ पन्नों को टटोला...

Sindoor

Sindoor

By Pankaj Pandey

फिर कभी हाथ न लगाना
हिंदू नारी के लाल -सिंदूर को

When Spring Found Me

When Spring Found Me

By Reshu Yadav

I was wilting in a winter that wouldn’t end,
Dreams lay quiet, folded in corners of silence.

Sweet Green Mangoes

Sweet Green Mangoes

By Sania Blange

The mangoes lay in the kitchen-
lush, green and raw,

Engrave All Of This

Engrave All Of This

By Abhai Singh Tanwar

If I were to say goodbye,
what will you write

Veins of Dawn

Veins of Dawn

By Tasmiya Ghauri

The sky stretches, vivid—hauntingly bare,
As I sit on this rooftop, stripped of air,

A Burning Child

A Burning Child

By Salsime C'ran

I grew up in a house, splintered with tension's might,
A ticking time bomb disguised itself as a silent night.

The Valley Of Death

The Valley Of Death

By Apurba Chakraborty

There was the shade of deep greenery covered by the dense green pine forest.
There was the charming welcome of the surrounding grey mountains,

Entanglement

Entanglement

By Barkha Subba

Every year, the European Robin 
Journeys south from the chill of the North to the warmth of Spain. 

Sabkuch Tere Hi Andar

Sabkuch Tere Hi Andar

By Swetlana Singh

Dhoondhti rahi khud ko iss duniya ke janjaal mein..
Khoyi rahi, soyi rahi, padi rahi, jaane kis khayaal mein..

Pe(A)ce

Pe(A)ce

By Shubhra Chaubey

"The storm will be over soon",
they say

Saari Aur Naari

Saari Aur Naari

By Purvee Patwa

ज़रूरत नहीं तुम्हें किसी विशेष शारीरिक आकार की,
ज़रूरत नहीं तुम्हें किसी दुरुस्त भार की,

ख्वाब

ख्वाब

By Ritika Singh

तू ख्वाब है मेरा, मैं तुझे हकीकत बनाना चाहती हूँ।
तू मंज़िल है मेरी, मैं तुझे पाना चाहती हूँ।

 

संवाद: मैं और समय; नियति से परिचित

संवाद: मैं और समय; नियति से परिचित

By Praniti Patidhar

मैं: नियति से तेरी परिचित,
तू रच रहा हैं नए स्वांग प्रतिदिन,

A Heart Once Broken

A Heart Once Broken

By Mishtha Girdhar

Tears I hold inside — the blood of my soul indeed
Like the dark clouds holding raindrops, bursting into downpours beneath.

सिंदूर

सिंदूर

By Dr Neeta Agarwal

सिंदूर लगाती थी 
जो लेकर नाम राम का