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Wingword Poetry Competition 2025

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Mon, মন

Mon, মন

By Mowsam Hazarika

কথা পাতিবলৈ মন গলে
মই মাজে মাজে মনকেই মাতি আনো

My Haven

My Haven

By Sujata Ghosh

Nature is the playground
Where I love to dwell the most

No More and No Shall

No More and No Shall

By Balachandran Nair MJ

No more and no shall,
The lamp posts in the dark

House for Sale

House for Sale

By Divya Devarajan

Right amidst the lush green patch near the park
is one vacant house, closed and sealed

Ruke Na Tu

Ruke Na Tu

By Tripti Shrivastava

Ruke naa tu Jhuke naa tu
Tu Aandhiyon Sa vaar kar

Peaceful Vaccum

Peaceful Vaccum

By Surbhi Islam

Death, a peaceful vacuum
Where souls hover like a kite

पुनर्जन्म

पुनर्जन्म

By Pooja Wankar

माटी से जन्मा इंसान, फिर माटी में मिल जाता है,
त्याग देह को आतम फिर, एक नया देह चुन लेता है।

Guess What

Guess What

By Gunjan Pandya

It’s simple, it’s clear and in stark contrast
Oft repeated, brushed in, then pulled apart

Kosis Kar

Kosis Kar

By Divya Pathak

अंधेरी सी जिंदगी में
सूरज सी रोशनी हो जाएगी

Nila Kadaikal

Nila Kadaikal

By Subbulakshmi Sundaram

அன்னை இடையில்
அழகாய் அமர்ந்து

Blind in the Light

Blind in the Light

By Aiyana Kashyap

Silence echoes the hallways
Empty and quiet with a pale, yellow light

गाँव या शहर

गाँव या शहर

By Sweta Singh

मुझमें शहर ज़्यादा, गाँव थोड़ा कम है
मेरा जन्म हुआ शहर में,

Searching 'Full Stop'

Searching 'Full Stop'

By Gurpreet Kaur Pannu

I feel a sharp pang of sorrow
as I write this down,

The Key

The Key

By Fatima Ahmad

One day I found a key lying around
Mysteriously, it lay on the ground

Silent Invitation

Silent Invitation

By Priyamvada Bagadi

You receive a silent invitation
Something evokes

Woman, What would you do if not afraid ?

Woman, What would you do if not afraid ?

By Sheena Joseph

Would you stand up in a room full of men,
Hold your ground, speak up again?

My Besthalf

My Besthalf

By Shailraj Shukla

You are my Apricity, you are my Siesta.
You are my Gala, you mark my Fiesta.

Late Twenties

Late Twenties

By Piyush Rai

What is this age?
Why it feels like an ironical rage?!

Mind Ensnared, A Tale of mental illness

Mind Ensnared, A Tale of mental illness

By Hrithika M

The fault, dear friend, lies not in stars,
Nor in the hands of kin, but in the dark

परतला तो वसंत

परतला तो वसंत

By Pradnya Mate

वेळ केव्हा थांबते ,थांबतात तर माणसं
कधी तरीच निघून गेलेल्या छोट्याशा क्षणात

Mirror Talks

Mirror Talks

By Sabhyata Gautam 

When some days just become too unbearable and I find it hard to love myself,
I am reminded

I See Me in You

I See Me in You

By Niharika Yadav

When morning pours gold on the groaning earth,
And night's gentle fingers soothe the troubled seas

She - The Survivor

She - The Survivor

By Hem Kumari Sharma

She is neither fragile nor robust, but a Survivor,
Caught in an internal conflict with herself at dusk

My Inner World

My Inner World

By Srirama Chandran V

“My” conscious state is Energetic! Eternal! Enthusiastic!
The “eccentric” nature of the human brain

अधूरा  इश्क़

अधूरा इश्क़

By Priyank Sharma

एस कदर खोया था अपने ख्यालों में,
देख रहा था किसी को चांद या सितारों में

Love

Love

By Lopamudra Dubey

Life is beautiful with love in mind
Love is so divine that it makes us blind

The Dilemma of the Youngest Child

The Dilemma of the Youngest Child

By Bushra Khatri

Growing up seemed difficult
Infuriating, insulting and instant

Metaphor for Dinner

Metaphor for Dinner

By Tarun Durga

Metaphor happens when it happens,
Why bother when you are nine years old

A Romantic Weekend

A Romantic Weekend

By Jaspriya Kaur

And just like that,
we held each other tight

मैं स्त्री हूं

मैं स्त्री हूं

By Mamta Paliwal

नवरात्रि की आस्था, दिवाली की चमक
होली की खुशियाँ और आंगन की रौनक हूं