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Poetry Reading Event
Date: 18 March 2014
Time: 6:30PM – 8:00PM
Place: George Mackie library
At the corner of 112 Street & 84 Avenue Delta
Featured Poets:
Surjeet Kalsey
Amarjeet Shant
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sMGrS dI iek sdI!
sdIAW qoN sMGrS jwrI hY!
bMd GrW dy drvwizAW qy iKVkIAW dy AMdr
brwbrI, siqkwr qy mwnu`KI smJy jwx dy
h`k dI XugW qoN auTdI Awvwz dI gUMj jwrI hY
kdI ie`klI qy kdI iek`TW ivc sMGrS jwrI hY[
sdIAW qoN sMGrS jwrI hY!
GrW qoN drW qoN bwhr Aw muSk`q kr rhI
h`f-BMnvIN imhnq dy muAwvzy leI lV rhI
brwbrI, siqkwr qy mwn`uKI smJy jwx leI
kdI ie`klI qy kdI gru`pW ‘c sMGrS kr rhI[
nw imlI brwbrI qy nw siqkwr dy bol
sPr AOjV qy lMmyrw mMizl Ajy bhuq dUr hY
rsqw kMifAwlw qy QW QW p`QrW dI Brmwr hY
pYNfw krdw lhU-luhwn pYr qy hOslw cUr cUr hY[
auh vkq Aijhw nhIN AwieAw Ajy ieQy
ijs svyr hr AOrq dy ichry qy KyVw hovygw
sMGrS dy prcm dw rMg lwl hY Ajy
pqw nhIN Ajy kdoN ieh sMDUrI hovygw[
du`Kdy idlW qy pYrW ivc Cwly lY ky clxw hY
Ajy qW cldy rihxw hY Ajy qW cldy jwxw hY!
smwj dI soc dw hnyrw hor nhIN hux Foxw hY!
sMGrS jwrI hY, jwrI r`Kxw hY, cldy jwxw hY!
Ajy qW cldy rihxw hY Ajy qW cldy jwxw hY!
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byAwvwz AOrqW
hW! bYTIAW ny Ajy vI
cu`p cwp aufIk kr rhIAW
ik koeI Awvygw
jW koeI Awvyg AMdroN Clk jweygw[
glI ivc bYTIAW ny
ibnW PrS qoN ibnW drvwzy qoN
iek Gr KVoqw hY
ijs dIAW dIvwrW ausy qrHW hn
ibnW drvwzy dy ies Gr ivc
byAwvwz AOrqW
kuJ kihMdIAW hn, pr
Axif`T AxsuxIAW AxbolIAW
rih jWdIAW hn
cu`p-cwp aufIk krdIAW
ik koeI Aweygw
auhnW dy pYrW Qly
koeI DrqI ivCw jweygw
isr qy Awsmwn tWk jweygw
qirAW dI cuMnI pihnweygw
Swied Gwh dI iqV dw iqxkw
vI kwnI bx jweygw
qy auhnW dy du`K dI qvwrI^ dI
iek lMmI dwsqwn ilK jweygw
jd koeI Aweygw!
auh dwsqwn jo kihxI hY
auh aufIk ivc bu`FI ho c`ukI hY!
jmUd ivc hY smW
ausy hI smyN dy
aus pl ivc ruk geI hY
jW auhnW dI iviQAw
iksy nUM suxweI nhIN idMdI
qy joo sux skdy hn
auhnW ny AOrq dI iviQAw qy
Awpxy izhn dw mul`mw cwVH id`qw hY,
aus ivclI su`cm nUM gMdlw id`qw hY,
s`c gMvw id`qw hY[
Awpxy JurVIAW Bry ichirAW auqy
dIivAW vWg bldIAW A`KW nwl
aufIk krdIAW hn
ik koeI Awvygw
jW auh AwpxI khwxI
AwpxI dyhI qy ilK ky
Awpxy sMg lY jwxgIAW
jW Gwh dI iqV dw
koeI iqxkw kwnI bx jweygw[
jW iPr auh
ies Xug ivc vI
byAwvwz rih jwxgIAW[
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BrI-BrweI
BrI BrweI r`b dI jweI
sgl sbUqI swrI dI swrI
nMgy pYrIN qur ky AweI
mu`TI dIAW ivrlW QwxI
ikxkw ikxkw krky
pl pl ikrdI jWdI!
idl dI vydn, sbr sbUrI
dyh qy mn dIAW h`dW ivcoN
kqrw kqrw isMmdI jWdI
bUMd bUMd kr ClkI jWdI
idl nUM cIr KuAw idMdI
swrw ipAwr iplw jWdI
muh`bqW dw Axmu`k ^zwnw
r`qI r`qI kr lutw idMdI
mn&I huMdI Krc ho jWdI[
pqw hI nw lgdw kdoN
jd swrI dI swrI AOrq
Kur jWdI mu`k jWdI!
idl ivc surw^
ieh AOrq dw hI idl hY
koml Pu`l POlwd ijhw
pIVHI dr pIVHI vrsoieAw hY
AOrq dy idl ivc iek surw^!
idl socdw hY, AOrq dw
msqk hY sMvydnSIl ivvyk
kudrq dy kwdr dw ikRSmw:
k`cI klI bhwr dI iKV jWdI
mihkx tihkx l`g jWdI
jd q`k koeI vihSq aus nUM
Awpxy pYrW hyT msl nw dyNdI
jd q`k auh AwpixAW qoN qoV
iek`lI kr id`qI nw jWdI!
jd q`k prMprw dI Awvwz
auhnUM ieh cyqw krw nw dyNdI
ik AOrq dy idl ivc hY iek surw^!
jnm vyly mW ny id`qw ieh surw^
idl ivcoN K`uiBAw ik`l iK`c id`qw
jd pihlI vwr cwnx if`Tw
ku~K qoN bwhr qy bol suxy
guVHqI dy nwl: “vwrs nhIN,
p~Qr if~g ipAw
swfy Gr iPr ies vwr!”
hr nv-jnmI b`cI dI
inkl jWdI bVI mwrimk cI^
ik~l iK`cx nwl jo bx jWdw
idl ivc jMmdy swr surw^!
prMprw ny id`qw idl dw surw^
h`sdI h`sdI kihMdI sI mW
ik auhdy idl ivc vI sI iek surw^
auhdI mW dy idl ivc vI
qy auhdI mW dI mW dy idl ivc vI
qy auhdI mW dI mW dy idl ivc vI
sI iek surw^!
guVHqI dy nwl mOhrw c~tdI
nHry izhnW dI kwl^ hrdI
pI pI A~g BrmW vihmW dI
hr du`KVw sIny ivc jrdI
iksy qrWH auh mrdI BrdI
AwpxI ku`K dI DrqI nUM
sdIAW qoN zr^yz hY krdI!
ieh AOrq dw hI idl hY
koml Pu`l POlwd ijhw
kI hoieAw jy pIVIH dr pIVIH
AOrq dy idl ivc
kIqw jWdw hY iek surw^!
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International Women’s Day
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.International Women’s Day – March 8
A Century of Our Struggle!
by Surjeet Kalsey
100 yeas of struggle:
women of the world marching on
continuously marching on
and keeping their struggle alive
for equality, respect and dignity!
Yet the destination is far far away
there were thorns and stones on the path!
Marching through centuries on the rough road
our hearts ache and our feet bleed with blisters.
Somewhere on the way we are lost!
As if we fail to feel the pain of another
of our own and stand against each other
making to feel insulted and ridiculed
in front of others in the crowd.
Still marching on the never ending path
women hold hands and many banners
marching endlessly together!
Sometimes we feel that we fail
ourselves, our own struggle, and
we ourselves squeeze our own blisters!
Shamelessly, nothing moves forward
we are still on the margin, we are
still being stoned, still being raped
the violence has not stopped
seems as if we have failed ourselves
and we are blamed for. The society,
the history, the trends, the attitudes
are still chanting Manu Simriti….
A century long history of our struggle
will continue to end our sufferings
Our sacrifices will continue to get freedom
from prejudices and offerings of humiliation.
Struggle will continue, March on! March on!
Voiceless Women
by Surjeet Kalsey
Yes, they are still sitting there
quietly waiting for someone
someone will come
and inscribe their fate
on their foreheads
or a stream of passion
would sprung up from within
or a straw would become a pen.
Women are sitting in the house
as if they are sitting on the street
without its floor without its door
but walls are still their retreat
Voiceless women live in this house
within these four walls
without its door, without its floor
quietly they wait for someone
would come and spread out
earth under their feet.
The tale they wanted to tell
that has become aged, stopped.
The tale is circling within circle
from ages and their voice is not heard
their eyes are lit like lamps
on their wrinkled faces – waiting
waiting and waiting someone will come.
Their story is being written in their wrinkles
they will bury their story with their bodies
or a straw would become a pen
or they would remain voiceless even in this age!
United We March!