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Wingword Poetry Competition 2025

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The Ecstatic Ladakh

The Ecstatic Ladakh

By Poonam Singh

With dreams in our eyes and folklores in our hearts,
We embarked on our journey to the land of Buddha and sweetness of tarts.

The Leap Between

The Leap Between

By Shilpa Manoj

I stood on the couch with a gleam in my eye,
The next one across was my target to try.

सपना

सपना

By Manisha Ghoshal

सपना!
हाँ, यही तो नाम है उसका |
देखा था मात-पिता ने उसके, एक सपना

Some Lines Shouldn’t be Read Twice

Some Lines Shouldn’t be Read Twice

By Laudeep Singh

She once wrote me
a letter
handwritten in blue ink
smudged as if folded

कृति

कृति

By Alka Kumari

कृति,
क्या तुम मेरी सखी बनोगी?
मेरे दिल की बात सुनोगी?

একজন শিক্ষকের বেঁচে থাকার গল্প

একজন শিক্ষকের বেঁচে থাকার গল্প

By Sariful Islam

আমি একটি শ্রেণিকক্ষের ভেতর দিয়ে হাঁটছিলাম 
যেখানে বেঞ্চের দুপাশে বসা ছোট ছোট সক্রেটিস

मुझे कोइ नही समझता

मुझे कोइ नही समझता

By Navkirat Kaur

अकेलेपन के आगोश में, मैं अक्सर रेहता हूँ,
धीमी सी आवाज़ में, मैं अपना घर ढूंढ लेता हूँ।

My Beloved Reader

My Beloved Reader

By Nitish Das

I feel like I am an open book,
Half unread, put aside

Mid-Evaporation

Mid-Evaporation

By Abirami S

It began with the forgetting.
Not of names —

I’d Rather Be Real

I’d Rather Be Real

By Rajita Pillai

Let them dance in shallow praise,

मैं — एक अद्वैत काव्य

मैं — एक अद्वैत काव्य

By Sakhi Bansal

मैं स्वयम् का ही बीता हुआ कालखंड हूँ,
स्वयं का ही आगत क्षण हूँ,

The Chair by the Ocean

The Chair by the Ocean

By Swaroop Naik

I walked defeated unto the endless ocean - and I pulled up a chair. 
I pulled up a chair - polished but hard - and stared into the relentless tide.

घर बैठे मतदान

घर बैठे मतदान

By Neelam Gilda Soni

मंसूबों पे सभी के जब पड़ गया पानी
कुछ यूं हुई बयां इस देश मे वोट की कहानी

Wish Teenage Had a Better Face

Wish Teenage Had a Better Face

By Sreemoyee Chanda

Shin-chan, Oggy, Doraemon -
Cartoon laughs now long gone.

Not To Be Become A Mother

Not To Be Become A Mother

By Akhila Kommu

Thank you, Mama.
for giving birth to me where I was treated as a slave in the home grave,

First crush

First crush

By Aarushi Deswal

Never thought an introvert like me,
would fall in for him
Was he different from everyone?

The Tempest Within

The Tempest Within

By Samridhi Malviya

Contemplating on what we want and what we lack, 
A storm brews within,

Young at Seventy

Young at Seventy

By Dr Vidushi Jolly

The age of thirty
Made me feel weak.

Find My Brahman Within

Find My Brahman Within

By Sukanya Barooah

And when all the external chaos around quietens and calms down,
When men of power realises we are both women and men to shame us down,

The Epitome Of Strength - Mom

The Epitome Of Strength - Mom

By Shilpi Duvvuri

he is there here and everywhere 
She says it and we embrace it

Pehel, to begin

Pehel, to begin

By Monica Sharma

पहले दिन से कर पहल,
कर वही तू फिर से कल

Lingering Stare

Lingering Stare

By Betsy Mary Binu

Not every glance wounds.
Not every stare unsettles.

Love

Love

By Jaini Saraiya

They danced, laughed & cried
Together

Insaan

Insaan

By Sharmila Chatterjee

इंसान हो , तुम विधाता की देन हो।
औरों से अलग अपने को पहचानो ।।

Acceptance

Acceptance

By Gauri Tahmankar

What happened, why it happened, why me?
Asked these futile questions all her life

Candles Along the Way

Candles Along the Way

By Shrujan Mapari

Life is like a dark hallway
You have a lighter.

Wings of Spirit

Wings of Spirit

By Manjusha Dole

With kindness in my heart
I straddled upon the crossroads with red and green lights right above my head

The Loon and the Light

The Loon and the Light

By Arkajit Chakraborty

I met her on a sunny day, a day so silent and subtle.
Her eyes met mine in the hallway; it was calm and feeble.

Fairy Godmother

Fairy Godmother

By Bidisha Catherina Chowdhury

The lady on the broom surveys the night sky
hovering above the city
at a safe distance from civilization.

A Story To Enthral

A Story To Enthral

By Sharon Mary Kaushal

My soul longs to tell a story to enthral,
one to inspire, or one to call.