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.

Silent

Silent

By Ayushi Kumari

I stayed up all night,
Watching the moon and stars,

फलक

फलक

By Tamanna Bangar

इतना बड़ा आसमां है
आकाश सुना है

My Daily Durga

My Daily Durga

By Amrita Kumar

The Devi exists in every mother.
Much like Triyambake Gauri,

Parenting the Parent

Parenting the Parent

By Amrita Kumar

No one prepared me to perform a role reversal of life’s most important relationship.

Dissonance of Concealment

Dissonance of Concealment

By Ada Aggarwal 


My mirthful personality was covered with a veneer of disgust,

 

Netaji Bose- The Greatest Freedom Fighter

Netaji Bose- The Greatest Freedom Fighter

By Aayushman Jasor  

He who held dearly his motherland,
Freed the once-known prosperous land,

Aaji (Grandmother)

Aaji (Grandmother)

By Yukta Admane

I have finally weaved a story
From the bottom of my heart

The Orchid Bloom

The Orchid Bloom

By Siddhesh Satam

I try to remove your shirt
Holding tightly onto your arm

What if?

What if?

By Faiz Abdulla 

What if things worked out?

What if they went exactly like we planned?

The Last Leaf of Chinar

The Last Leaf of Chinar

By Poonam Mehta 

she is the last leaf
last leaf of chinar

Mann mein bal ho to maine parbat ko bhi jhukte hue dekha hai

Mann mein bal ho to maine parbat ko bhi jhukte hue dekha hai

By Bitupan Das 

Duniya ke chehre pe chehra dekhkar khush ho jata hoon
Ab ye naqab uthakar dekhne se darr lagta hai

All by myself tonight

All by myself tonight

By Seema 

The night is still, frozen and placid,
Even the heart beats bear no sound.

गोदी का शृंगार

गोदी का शृंगार

By Bimala Sharma 

शीतल चन्द्रकिरण सा लगता,
मनमोहक कोमल रूप तुम्हारा।

Half-dead Angel

Half-dead Angel

By Harshvardhan Jaiswal 

That day was rainy, and ribbits were in the surround,
I heard a voice of sobbing in the background,

Do you still drink tea?

Do you still drink tea?

By Trishit Ghosh 

A complete darkness under the very moon leads me to trace back my steps,

Nurturing Nature

Nurturing Nature

By Jaiprakash Agrawal 

Nature is versatile in nature,
the most powerful as rocks,

Could be anybody

Could be anybody

By Nirupama Soren 

I was just a coincidence
Had it nit been me

मज़दूर

मज़दूर

By Preeti Saru 

रात के माथे पे हर रोज़ सहर रखता हूं,
मौत की वादी में जीने का हुनर रखता हूं।

The Safest Fantasy

The Safest Fantasy

By Saanvi Bansal 

puzzled tiny peices
demand to find thier fit

Mother

Mother

By Shambhobi Ghosh 

A teardrop chain
grows inside her
dark fortress—

What if I drown in my sea?

What if I drown in my sea?

By Prerna Mani 

My heart
has sensed more betrayal than intimacy.

Echoes of Tomorrow

Echoes of Tomorrow

By Shashikala Gundlupet  

In silent halls where dreams reside,
Where whispers of the future hide,

Midnights

Midnights

By Bhoomika Vijayakumar 

Tear my heart, one more time,
Even if that is not how our tale is told.

 

ColourBlind

ColourBlind

By Snigdha Chatterjee 

I got shot in the heart
But my beloved saviors in disguise took care of it

Carpe Diem

Carpe Diem

By Athul Raj 

How naive was my little heart?

The Ocean of Suffering

The Ocean of Suffering

By Anshita Gupta 

Unarmed, left the shoes at a distance,
I come to clean that wounded foot.

"Sonkei" – Nihon (Respect – Japan)

"Sonkei" – Nihon (Respect – Japan)

By Bindiya Bedi Charan Noronha 

Japan
Of Yore

My Quest for the Elixir of Life

My Quest for the Elixir of Life

By Indrani Chowdhury 

Many a time the recalcitrant tides of life had derailed my steps,
I, who stood then at many dead ends,

Gender, a role

Gender, a role

By Poulomi Bhattacharya 

When I became independent

Oh, to be a woman

Oh, to be a woman

By Anamika Singh 

Oh, to be a woman
in her 30’s