Wingword Poetry Competition 2025

By Niraj Pandey

देखा मैंने मंदिर में, भगवान का दर्शन नोटों से।
जो नोट नहीं तो देखो तुम, भगवान बस परकोटों से।

By Aastha Gupta

shikayat?
ye shabd to kabhi sikha hi nahi.
wo aate gaye, jaate rahe,

By Aditi Singh

Grief cuts cold
Like wind at minus degrees
While my feet are naked on the snow

By Mihir Trivedi

Let go all the rituals, let go all shades.
Lets make this world our own and unchained

By Neha Singh karki

Dhundla dhundla Sama.
Kohra sa aasma.

By Parul Vohra

Life is autumn on days,
When despite of bright sun you see no rays!

By Shruti Singhdeo

जब भी जीवन बोझिल या कठिन लगे,
चले आओ यमुना घाट पर।
देखो, एक ओर जलती चिता

By Shazia Anjum

Couldn't the occasion of rebuke be called off today
As if he never knew, it was a special day.

By Krishiv Mittal 

You’re playing top seed
he got great speed
You put up a good fight

By Barsha Banerjee

While, Oh my Weary Soul,
Immensely loosen her tie to All--
Needs a Hush; Needs a sleep,

By Archana Kumari

साँसों ने ज़िंदगी का साथ छोड़ दिया ,दर्द ने उसके आत्मविश्वास को झकझोर दिय।,

अपनी हर सांस से लड़कर आगे बढ़ी वो ज़िंदगी,

By Sanjivini Naidu

E – Encourage people to live in a way that doesn’t hurt the environment. Environment has given us several things

By Meena Somra

काली कोई गुलाब की
खिलती नगर आई
मन क्या करे जब

By Jashan Preet Kaur

I want to be read like an old manuscript,
Kept and treasured,

By BAKHSHISH SINGH

ਚੌਂਕ ਖਚਾ -ਖਚ ਭਰਦਾ ਜਾਂ ਰਿਹਾ ਹੈ। 
ਬੜੀ ਭੀੜ ਹੈ ।।

By A S Varisha

How do I fit in?
Cut my hair an inch shorter?
Wear my jeans an inch higher, or lower?

By Anu Xavier

Who wakes up the Dawn, I ponder
As I lie awake, engrossed in my thoughts,
I wonder.

By Rohit Pangtey

जब सच सामने आता है
मन विचलित सा हो जाता है

By Musten Jiruwala

वक़्त का, जगह का मुझे एहसास नहीं
मेरा माज़ी नहीं, मुस्तक़बील नहीं

By Teeba Sanjay

Is Life truly a book of Fairy Tale?
The little girl in Her, holds it to heart - waiting for her Love Dale,

By Anneka S

“It is the end” she said,
“Everything is disappearing.”
She can see him looking back at her,

By Rushali Raja

I woke up with a mind that didn’t feel mine—
the one I beautifully sculpted of pain and dreams,

By Kritika Singh

Hum toh Khoo gye iss bheed mein socha khudki pechan banayegen,
Kya pata tha raha mein itni jaldi haar jaayegen

By Tejas Simon Thomas

I cried the day you died, but I only saw a smile.
As I watched you being carried away, I wished for just another day.
With you were the sweets that I longed so dearly,

By Kirandeesh Kaur

Two birds, attuned to my melody, perch around me— Interrupted by the honks of a car in the far corner.
July couldn't have rung louder, better-all while

By Satish Warrier

I took a wrong turn
Ended up in a fair
A beautiful gathering

By Rajendra Nagdev 

 Dying memories
 shattered dreams
 sinking desires
 held for decades

By Snigdha Soraba

Life is an unpredictable game
We get used to people and lead our lives their way
When do we find time for the freedom we want to paint?

By Dr. Punam Kumari

हे नारी , तू कभी खुद से भी मिल लिया कर ।
कभी घर की जिम्मेदारियाँ
कभी बाहर की परेशानियाँ

By Srishti Gautam

Maybe in the next version of us
You are not as gun-shy
And I'm not so trigger-happy