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Wingword Poetry Competition 2025

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मिट्ठू

मिट्ठू

By Dhruwa Shankar Prasad

सुबह मिट्ठू, दोपहर मिट्ठू, शाम मिट्ठू, रात मिट्ठू
मार्केट से लौटा तब मिट्ठू

Chemotherapy

Chemotherapy

By Anuradha Kapoor

When my taste buds
turn downright nasty,
and everything I eat,

A Pre-Armageddon Scenario

A Pre-Armageddon Scenario

By Saugata Bhowmik

As far as eyes can see
Lay chilly and still this earthly pedigree

देखो ये कैसी घड़ी है आई

देखो ये कैसी घड़ी है आई

By Akriti Sahai

देखो ये कैसी घड़ी है आई

सच्चे और अच्छे नहीं टिकते यहाँ,

Renounce, Learn, and Create

Renounce, Learn, and Create

By Atharv Kumar

Cursed by surroundings,
Dejected by friends,
I sit alone in the corner,

Nonlinear

Nonlinear

By Parnika Chandra

I can't see people
as clusters of matter

ख़ामोशी

ख़ामोशी

By Anjali Gandhi

जब कहने को और कुछ भी ना रहा
फिर भी राह देखे दिल है खड़ा

Air Bubble

Air Bubble

By Vipul Sharma

An air bubble moves and moves, sways and sways.
Stretched to come close

Straight to the End

Straight to the End

By Gunveen Kaur

She went outside, and that day was cold,
She held things that she couldn’t hold.

 

Male Ego

Male Ego

By Shikhar Gupta

A man on a mission, a man with passion, a man with determination,

Reflection

Reflection

By Indrani Chakrabarty

Every morning, I wake up
and walk up to the mirror on the wall.

Confession

Confession

By Som Bhattacharyya

I have been thinking
Of something to tell you.

Look at me once again

Look at me once again

By Mahathi Yangala

What do I do to make you see me?
I brought you roses,

The Love Essence

The Love Essence

By Himani Sanghavi

The girl sauntered down the street,
Feeling the breeze,
Deep in thought,

मन की नौका

मन की नौका

By Nidhi Jain

ये दुनिया एक सागर बहुत बड़ा,
इस मन की कश्ती को ज़रा संभाल के रखना।

 

પ્રેમ શું કર્યો એણે

પ્રેમ શું કર્યો એણે

By Tushar Mehta

પ્રેમ શું કર્યો એણે
અને એ ચર્ચામાં ચડતો થઈ ગયો,

My Mother’s Shirt

My Mother’s Shirt

By Sarah Hafeez

My mother’s ivory-hued shirt,
A gift, is still crisp from the 1990 rains.

Rendezvous

Rendezvous

By Kavita Dar

Amidst the auspicious wedding bells, the laughter and the mirth,

Grand Maa

Grand Maa

By Gargi Banerjee

Sarees tumbled down—on the cold, hard floor—
Amongst them peeped out, oh!

किनारे

किनारे

 

By Ajay Singh Rao

दरिया को थामते,
नदियों को बाँधते,
टूटी-बिखरती कगारों

 

The Fallen Angel

The Fallen Angel

By Dhairya Vyas

From the heights of pride to the depths of shame,

इबादत

इबादत

By Madhu Gupta

जब तुम इबादत में होती हो—
तो मेरे ख्वाबों की ज़िंदा तस्वीर लगती हो,

Haunting Shadows

Haunting Shadows

By Dr. Sobhasree Reji

A presence that is there — always there,  
Right behind me, watching me

मै अकेला नहीं हूं।

मै अकेला नहीं हूं।

By Maya Rani Majhi

अकेला हूँ, पर कमजोर नहीं।
नींव से जुड़ा हूँ,

A girl in disguise

A girl in disguise

By Sanjana Gaur

A girl in disguise,
A girl with lies,
Hiding a boy inside,

जिंदगी एक आशिक

जिंदगी एक आशिक

By Shridatri Pandey

जिंदगी से बड़ी आशिक कौन होगी भला।

Chitter-Chatter

Chitter-Chatter

By Tanu Priya Sharma

Chitter-chatter all around,
Today, again I wonder where I belong.

माँ

माँ

By Tushar Mehta

मेरे आने की ख़ुशी से अचानक क्यों बदल गई माँ मेरी,

कुरुक्षेत्र

कुरुक्षेत्र

By Shishir Srivastav

समय आया बड़ा विचित्र है,
क्षितिज पर अजीब चित्र है,

जिंदगी

जिंदगी

By Dr. Adhishree Gupta

ज़िंदगी हमेशा खुद की तलाश करती है,
खुद की पहचान बनाना चाहती है,