Wingword Poetry Competition 2024

Welcome to the community blog of DelSlam. Here you can read truthful writings on things that matter in our lives. Share your thoughts in the comments section.

Cling

By Abhinav Shukla

and so we made love or maybe just talked about it in the dimmed light of your bedroom. My kitchen. 

Contemplating

Contemplating

By Limmi Pertin

I contemplate over my Morning Coffee,

"To be Or not to be".

Family tree, framed by oranges

Family tree, framed by oranges

By Sreemoyee Bhattacharyya

My mother leaned into migrant letters
Disrobed and practically shriveled like
Soaked raisins

For all the Women who existed before me

For all the Women who existed before me

By Rishika Kaushik

I was never the one for silence,
but the people around me

YOU

YOU

By Pallavi Avutu

A year and a half with YOU
Learned a lot from YOU

Coronation

Coronation

By Debadrita Datta 

"I woke up to the well-acquainted, chafing sound. The drizzles haven't stopped playing the lullaby yet. But my alarm clock didn't hesitate a bit to interrupt the harmony.

Alive Is All She Made Me Feel

Alive Is All She Made Me Feel

 By Simarpreet Kaur 

In this big cage, there was nothing but darkness
Only a little light cracked from the ceiling.
Hope.

Skylarking Shadows: The Dualism of kindness and Respect

Skylarking Shadows: The Dualism of kindness and Respect

By Anjali Vishok

The Tree stands tall
in the midst of a bawl

Nature

Nature

By Adrija Bandyopadhyay

Sometimes I am the golden sand on the beach,
Carried away by the blue waters of the ocean.

What's Going On?

What's Going On?

By Tenzing Rapgyal

Leave some of me virgin:
I have been exploited, molested and raped enough.

Never Give Up On Your Love

Never Give Up On Your Love

By Sushmita Pashi

I fell in love with his alluring eyes,
I fell in love with his charming smile!!
And Again

And Again

By Neha Bagri

He sent me a poem,
via post.
"old school" , he said,
"just the way you like".

प्रतिक्रमण

प्रतिक्रमण

By Dr. Pradnya Aashirwad

कभी कभीं आईनें में

मैं झाँकती हूँ ख़ुद को 

एक अलग सी ही मैं 

The Sun

The Sun

By Jailaxmi Vinayak 

Mornings are a poem
When smoky fog descends
On dreamy houses

Suicidal सोच

Suicidal सोच

By Jeet Singh

एक बेचैन सी आह निकलेगी, जब सीने के अंदर से,
उस पल मै सबकुछ छोड़कर, कुदूंगा मौत के समंदर में।

A Bar Of Chocolate

A Bar Of Chocolate

By Sifat Sandhu

Covered in those marvellous shiny wrappers,
An ideal dessert makes my mouth water.

 

Breathless

Breathless

By Sarang Gujar

Gasping for air and the sweating…the slick of sweat on HER forehead shining..

Proclamation

Proclamation

By Sarthak Chaturvedi

Often, it baffles me, that for people
conviction is harder to announce than hope is.

A Maternal Symphony: Fire and Ice

A Maternal Symphony: Fire and Ice

By Jenish J.


A symbol of the mother – strong and reliable.
How about your selflessness

Humility

Humility

By Paridhi Jain

Humility is a tree, whose roots
Get nourished by the waters of Wisdom

On a Silent Night

On a Silent Night

By Prabhav Bhagat

On a silent night,
when the cold winds drive

Boulevard Woes

Boulevard Woes

By Gladwin George

Ambled I, through the cemented path
Pebbles layered neatly in between

The Shadow of A Hero

The Shadow of A Hero

By Kausalya Saptharishi

The blinding lights of stardom
Are dimming
Like the flickering saffron-indigo skies

Truth of life

Truth of life

By Rishika Makharia

Slowly and steadily the time passes
In the whirl of happiness and sadness, it carasses

Never Giving Up On Love

Never Giving Up On Love

By Sushmita Pasi

I fell in love with his alluring eyes,

I fell in love with his charming smile!!

what am i made of?

what am i made of?

By Susanna Rapaka

i’m not made of flesh and bones
i’m not made of blood
i’m made of my father’s rage

it's just a voice

it's just a voice

By Arya Murali

it is yet another day
they say rise and shine

The Scarlet String

The Scarlet String

By Swa Shenoy

In moonlight stands the old man with wrinkles,
Binding everyone with threads and twinkles.

रूह के दुःख सहूँ कि बदन के दुःख सहूँ

रूह के दुःख सहूँ कि बदन के दुःख सहूँ

By Laudeep Singh

रूह के दुःख सहूँ कि बदन के दुःख सहूँ
परदेस में रह कर भी वतन के दुःख सहूँ

One Life

One Life

By Karishma Goswami

One Life,
One World -
Too short
To live Full,