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Wingword Poetry Competition 2025

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Tapestry of truth

Tapestry of truth

By Ruth Angela

A spirit awakens from shadows it weeps,
The journey is long, a fragile delight

Ripples of Ecstasy

Ripples of Ecstasy

By Arunima Biswas

Encompassing portable memories with boundaries to ponder
A shelter from every delirium and swaddling innocent wonder

Dear Future me

Dear Future me

By Ananya Kumari

Dear future me,
ten years from now,
how's life?...

 

Where our scars meet

Where our scars meet

By Sonam Karki

If we are meant to be
Come naked
No status to wear like armour...

Home

Home

By Swarnima Pandey

Dear dad, Will I ever be enough?
Strong enough to handle the hate you throw my way...

Daughter of Ashes

Daughter of Ashes

By Manupriya Jauhari

When skies were blue and grass grew anew,
When winds ran free and rivers too...

Kya Mai Shikshit hu?

Kya Mai Shikshit hu?

By Manpreet Chadha

क्या मैं शिक्षित हूं ? मैं खुश हूं मेरा भारत शिक्षित हो रहा है ।
मैं खुश हूं नए भारत का सूर्य उदय हो रहा है...

Meri Nanhi Pari

Meri Nanhi Pari

By Manoj Sharma

एक लम्हे में जब रात बस अपने घर जाने को थी
सुबह की रौशनी अँधेरे को चीर के बस आने को थी...

Kab aayega Gudiya-Muniya ka basta

Kab aayega Gudiya-Muniya ka basta

By Shikha Lahiri

कभी-कभी चाहतों को
पंख नहीं मिलते,
कभी पंख मिलते हैं मगर......

Wo Mai hi to tha

Wo Mai hi to tha

By Saguna Wadhwa

फिर सुबह हुई
फिर ये दिल ख्वाहिशों की दहलीज़ पर जा कर खड़ा हो गया।
चाहता क्या था जानता नहीं था पर चाहिए था इससे कुछ...

The Dark Insight

The Dark Insight

By Naina Agrawal

To all the time I've thought you're mine,
I was indeed blind

Haqeeqat e Buland

Haqeeqat e Buland

By Arbaz Khan

बातें बड़ी मैं करता ज़माने में शान से।
देता ना दाई को कभी अपने मकान से।

Morality

Morality

By Tanya Rampal

Am I a good person?
I often asked myself,
for my morality was no white knight,

I am Mynsiem and Bei, Kurim and Ka Iung Ka Sem

I am Mynsiem and Bei, Kurim and Ka Iung Ka Sem

By Yadawanka Pala

I have never tried to write in my mother tongue
my two year old does not even speak Pnar

Cinder-Al

Cinder-Al

By Tripura Ranade Arora

"Not a fairytale. Not even close."
He never asked for shiny sparkles,
Was confused beneath the cinder.

Pakh Ishq

Pakh Ishq

By Anonymous

ये प्यार है क्या या है कोई उफान
दिल की गहराइयों में क्यू है तूफ़ान
ए खुदा दे कोई सिला, मेरी मोहब्बत का...

Bound by Destiny

Bound by Destiny

By Kirtika Sharma

Humans are tied to their fate,
deceived by what they call 'destiny'.
They wish to be remembered by the world..

Maa ka astitva

Maa ka astitva

By Jyoti Gupta

क्या मेरा अस्तित्व है, जाने अब कहाँ हूँ मैं |
कहते हैं इश्वर से बढ़कर हूँ, सब कहते हैं माँ हूँ मैं ||


Prabhu ab to tumko aana hoga

Prabhu ab to tumko aana hoga

By Ankita Badoni

मन के हारे बैठे हैं प्रभु, 
अब तो तुमको आना होगा
हे राम तुम्हें इस युग में फिर से..

The Odyssey of a Tear

The Odyssey of a Tear

By Girish Saraf Bendke

In depths where silent storms reside,  
A brine-born bead begins its glide—  
A crystal forged from sorrow’s breath...

One Fine Evening

One Fine Evening

By Susmin Eapen

One fine evening,
I strolled through the street
Nature at its best....

Void

Void

By Satabdi Saha

Now I am here
Wearing my ragged cloak
Mask crumpled..

औरत की ना

औरत की ना

By Ila Trivedi

फटी, चिथड़ी, बदरंग, बदहाल, बेज़ुबां —
आखिर ये किसने रची औरत के इस रूप की दास्तां?


Ego Anxiety to Eco Action Empowerment

Ego Anxiety to Eco Action Empowerment

By S. R Lohith

I felt a worry, a fear so true;
About the Earth, and what will we do.

The Bharat we are living in …. Are We Really Free?

The Bharat we are living in …. Are We Really Free?

By Sushma Krishnan

They say that life is a pre-destined drama
A game the Creator plays using our karma

Love & Bug Story

Love & Bug Story

By Ankit Sharma

फ्रेशर पार्टी की वो शाम थी,
बाकी शाम की तरह वो भी मेरे लिए आम थी।

Fragments

Fragments

By Ashabari Bhaumik

As the ocean gulps down the boiling red beauty.
The sand holds the boatsman as he stares at the ruby.

Any Doubt?

Any Doubt?

By Ridhima Pore

Look straight in the mirror.
Meet your own eyes and ask them,
“Do I doubt you?”

Gravity of Silence

Gravity of Silence

By Yasir Alam

It is what it is
Whispered the friend

Nightmares of a Ruined World

Nightmares of a Ruined World

By Soumyajit Roy

I can see a storm brewing in a skull
I can hear blood cells colliding