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Wingword Poetry Competition 2025

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Ominous Berth of Life

Ominous Berth of Life

By Anika Vashishtha

Leaves crunch under her light frame,
Another autumn invites winter untamed.

A Drop in Void

A Drop in Void

By Ishika Mehra

For a fleeting moment, love returned,
Like the sweet echoes, of the distant days

Aankhen

Aankhen

By Arpit Kumar Jain

वह झूठी वाली मुस्काने जो,चहरे पर छा जाती है।
कुछ अश्क छुपाकर लाती है, कुछ दर्द बयां कर जाती है।।

Koshish

Koshish

By Sadiq Fatehpuri

Koshish
Sabh theek krne ki koshish

अबला अब गांडीव उठा

अबला अब गांडीव उठा

By Bhagat Singh 

कब तक पथ-पथ लथपथ नारी यूंही फेंकी जाएगी
कब तक अस्मत रिस-रिस लोचन देवों से आस लगाएगी 

मैं ज़माने से लड़ती रही

मैं ज़माने से लड़ती रही

By Shalini Maurya

मैं ज़माने से लड़ती रही ,
ख़ुद को साबित करती रही

Mere Papa

Mere Papa

By Priyanka Kumari

 

कांधे पर जिम्मेदारियों का बोझ लिए,

पौ फटते घर से निकल जाते हैं

खाली जेब से खरीदते खुशियां कायनात की...


The Grand Spectacle of Lies

The Grand Spectacle of Lies

By Souvik Biswas

Step right in, take a seat,
The show begins—oh, what a feat!
With scripts prepared and screens aglow.....

Saaz Baaz ki Bela

Saaz Baaz ki Bela

By Divya Soni

करूं विवाह,
पीली हो जाऊं
हो तुम्हारी,
तुमको पाऊं.....

My Utopic Vision

My Utopic Vision

By Priyamvada Joshi

Beyond the realms of reality lies a world,
A world without an identity and without prejudices...


जो बीत गया, सो बीत गया

जो बीत गया, सो बीत गया

By Varsha Varshney

 

जो बीत गया, सो बीत गया

अब तू केवल आगे देख

दिल को तू मजबूत बना कर.....

The Brothel Stories (A Testament of Tired Gods, Caged Light & the Conversations That Never End)

The Brothel Stories (A Testament of Tired Gods, Caged Light & the Conversations That Never End)

By Debajyoti Majumder

 

I. The Woman Who Waits

The air is thick with yesterday’s perfume,

with the ghosts of conversations unfinished.....


Goodbye

Goodbye

By Sharique Hussain

 

I remember,

I remember the awesome days that we had.

My college, this place, and you my friends—leaving it all makes me sad.....


Packet of Bread

Packet of Bread

By Pallabi Das

 

In a bread packet, the top and bottom pieces—

strong and protective—embodiments of parents.....


Beneath The Surface

Beneath The Surface

By Shreya Khan

 

Behind my smile,

there's more to know,

Every layer buried below....

Mother

Mother

By Shreya ParthaSarthy

 

Spring or snow

Autumn or summer

You'd definitely glow....

Meera Bhojh

Meera Bhojh

By Akshita Goyal

 

आटा गुंथा प्रीत का

बेली रोटी प्रीत की

और फिर तवे पर....


The Extravaganza

The Extravaganza

By Duyelika Kashyap

By Duyelika Kashyap

 

The year winds up

With winter's arrival.

When the entire town...


Through shadows to strength

Through shadows to strength

By Swastika Sahu

 

In the depths of the mind, where thoughts reside,

Does your mind take you on a turbulent ride?

In a journey full of just lows and the highs hide...


ज़िन्दगी और मैं

ज़िन्दगी और मैं

By Srishti Tiwari

ज़िन्दगी की दौड़ में कहा तक भागोगे
एक दिन पीछे मुड के पुराने घर को निहारोगे

गंगा तीरे

गंगा तीरे

By Achintya Yadav 

रात का अंतिम पहर और सुबह में कुछ समय बाकी है,
आसमां एकदम साफ है

The Tears Unheard

The Tears Unheard

By Prachi Singh

A morning, Oh! So gloomy,
The flowers looked no more bloomy.

कविता

कविता

By Janki Yadav

अपने को भी मुगालता था 
ठीक ठाक लिख लेने का , 
कुछ इधर उधर छपा भी ,

Samay Aur Dosti

Samay Aur Dosti

By Mukesh Tiwari

ये समय ही है,
जो हर रिश्ते की परीक्षा लेता है।

Our Real Heroes

Our Real Heroes

By Sanjeeta Kaur Rajpal

Our Real Heroes

★★☆☆☆☆☆☆☆☆★★

Your families, stay away from you Miles,
Than too, you work with those killing Smiles. /1/


Naari Vyatha

Naari Vyatha

By Neha Gupta

एक नारी मकान को घर बनाती है..
तो क्यों एक नारी ही नारी की दुश्मन हो जाती है....


The Train

The Train

By DVS Narendra

One day I traveled on a train,
Cursing it in my pathetic little brain,
Then I saw a child sitting on a window side...

Kya Hai Insaan?

Kya Hai Insaan?

By Harsimar Kaur

शीशे से भी कमज़ोर है इंसान,
तो कभी पत्थर से भी कठोर है ये इंसान....

Farewell

Farewell

By Madhumita Bhattacharya

Days just flew away and months too gone
Years ended, with calendar leaves torn....


Tomorrow

Tomorrow

By Samuel Bajaj

TOMORROW!
Such a hopeful eight-letter word..
Sometimes it feels like a feather, sometimes a sword!....