Punjabi Poets and poetry

[Jagjit Sandhu]

I was reading people talking about Indian and Punjabi poetry. Here
is my
2 cents. The greatest Punjabi poet after Shiv Batalvi, who really
speaks
from his heart is Surjit Patar. He was born in Patrran a town in East
Panjab and currently he is Professor of Panjabi language at Panjab
Agriculture University(PAU) Ludhiana. Here is few lines from his various

Gazals, I'm sure you will like it. If any one wants to read more of his

poetry, please let me know, I'll post more poems. I am currently
writing
a Home page dedicated to his poetry. Here are some She^rs from his
gazals:

Balda birkh haan, khatam haan, bas shaam teek haan |
Phir vi, kise bahaar di, karda udeek haan ||

Mein taan nahi rahanga, mere geet rehange |
paani ne mere geet, mein paani te leek haan ||

Jis birkh naalo^n torh ke vanjli banah liya |
vanjli de roop vich mein us jungle di cheek haan ||

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kuchh kiha ta^n hanera jarega kive,
chup riha ta^n shama^daan ki kehange |
geet di maut je is raat ho gai,
mera jeena mere yaar kinjh sehange ||

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ujle sheshee sanmukh men^u chr tak nah khaliar |
maille man vale mujram nu is maute na maar ||

pathar utte, phul de utte, te shair de dil te,
ik moi titli da hunda vakho vakhara bhaar ||
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koi daliaa^n cho^n langiaa havaa banke |
asi^n reh gai rukh vali haa banke ||

yaadan teria^n de patte dige door door tai^nee, ( may be incorrect)
merian bahaara^n da gunah banke ||

jado^n milya si haanda si, sanwrah jiha,
judah hoia jado^n,tur giya khuda banke ||

Kadei milya vi kar saanu bandhia de vangh,
sadah langh janda^n paani kade vaa banke ||

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teriaa^n galla^n, tere jazbaat vichla fasla |
is tara^n hai, jis tara^n din raat vichla falsa ||

Zehar da piala mere hotha^n te aa ke ruk giya |
reh giya mere atte sukraat vichla falsa ||

There is much much more. If any body interested, we can continue the
thread.

-- Jagjit Sandhu