Wingword Poetry Competition 2024

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Shelves of Refuge

Shelves of Refuge

By Shwetha Harsha

To my primary retreat,
My love for you began in whispers,

ಗಡಿಯಾರ

ಗಡಿಯಾರ

By Sanjana M.

ನಿಮಿಷ ಗಂಟೆ ದಿವಸ ವಾರ

Confined In Saree

Confined In Saree

By Arya Ajay 

Amidst the kitchen's clean lines, a saree's fold,

Kalopsia

Kalopsia

By Mayra Rana  

The wheat shines like the sun

Vertigo

Vertigo

By Somreeta Das 

I’m not scared of heights.

I took a walk barefoot

I took a walk barefoot

By Jenifa Sultana  

The other day I took a walk barefoot into the forest,

The Joy of Being Dead

The Joy of Being Dead

By Saachi Khandeparkar

I arise from my slumber
Drowsy from the flashing screens

O Mother, Dear Mother

O Mother, Dear Mother

By Amra Malick 

O Mother, Dear Mother;
Sweet and lovely, caring Mother;

(Adulterated Tanka on) Man and the Trees

(Adulterated Tanka on) Man and the Trees

By Yashas Acharya 

Old and girthy wood

Entropy

Entropy

By Alisha Mahajan

Sometimes I feel like I'm on the ledge of a big kitchen counter

The Imperishable Fire

The Imperishable Fire

By Tianna Shethna 

The darkest agony Fades

Intezaar- e- mohabbat

Intezaar- e- mohabbat

By Aastha  

आज फिर तुमने बिस्तर के सूने कोने में उंगलियां दौड़ाईं ,

DELIBERATE SADISM

DELIBERATE SADISM

By Farnaz Sha 

In the darkest corners of the human heart,

You feel like December to me!

You feel like December to me!

By Harshita Gupta 

A beautiful incomplete dream OR a touching frigid breeze,

Maybe. Maybe not.

Maybe. Maybe not.

By Camellia Vinshay  

Would it have been better
If I had no family?

MOONBEAM MELODY

MOONBEAM MELODY

By Shaivi Dabadi 

In the black colored night,
Shines the moon's light.

A theory of chaotic paths

A theory of chaotic paths

By Prashant Tripathi 

Birth, what is birth if not liberal breathing

SHE

SHE

By Abhirami AS  

Voice was named a free bird,

नारी हूं कोई अबला नहीं

नारी हूं कोई अबला नहीं

By Pooja Duwesh  

नारी हूं कोई अबला नहीं

The Weight of Words

The Weight of Words

By Anjali Aggarwal 

Ruthless and harsh, the people she saw,
Hurling words like they were little candy bombs,

Choices

Choices

By Asha Bhardwaj 

Our choices are not our choices
They come from us but do not belong to us

A Dawning Prayer

A Dawning Prayer

By Th Anisthar

When the misty air cracks and dawn breaks out,

THE MAN

THE MAN

By Jayati Priya  

The black footprints of dirt and grease impregnated my soul;

मेरे घर की छोटी सी छत

मेरे घर की छोटी सी छत

By Dr. Jyotsna Sharma 

याद आती है, मुझे आज भी,
मेरे घर की वो, छोटी सी छत।

All I wanted, was to fill that void.....

All I wanted, was to fill that void.....

By Shelza Manghnani 

Every emotional decision I took so far

Dancing Dreams

Dancing Dreams

By Himani Arora Gupta 

I was barely 4 when I learned to spread my arms,

The Unconventional One

The Unconventional One

By Rakshitha Dheenadhayalan 

She has the body of a twenty-year-old something

A Sweet moment with my mother

A Sweet moment with my mother

By Dr Brajabandhu Behera  

My Lovely Mom
Shall you move to my new house at Sea Lawn

Questions at Midnight

Questions at Midnight

By Boranya Choudhury 

What happens when we die?
I question myself standing

Strokes of Reality

Strokes of Reality

By Praniti Bhatt  

I walked by marching with the crowd