T H E

A N A L E C T A

A Poetic Anthology

Harshvardhan Rai
 Proem

The Analecta – Harshvardhan Rai

THE ANALECTA
 Table of Contents

Proem .......................................................................................... 3
About the author ................................................................... 9
“What is poetry?” They asked. ........................................... 13
“When I Saw Through the Window” ............................... 15
Fate’s Red Strings ................................................................. 17
For Me to See Me .................................................................. 18
Random .................................................................................... 20
A Poet in Love ........................................................................ 22
Our Love ................................................................................. 24
I Had Stayed............................................................................ 26
I’m Here.................................................................................... 28
We Are Standing ................................................................... 30
Rejection ................................................................................. 32
“The Will to Keep Breathing” .......................................... 34
I Kissed ..................................................................................... 37
Dream of The Day ................................................................. 39
Questions of The Poet ......................................................... 40
She Said .................................................................................... 43
Lusty Laurel Curls .............................................................. 44
“Too Lazy to Mourn…” ...................................................... 45

The Analecta – Harshvardhan Rai

The Reminiscences ................................................................. 46
Untitled................................................................................... 47
I Had Stayed ............................................................................ 48
The Dream of a Sleep ............................................................ 51
First Movement ...................................................................... 53
Consciousness ......................................................................... 55
Cosmic Twilight .................................................................... 56
Oh, The Story... ...................................................................... 57
Listen to My Cry.................................................................... 59
The Piety Devil....................................................................... 60
In Your Darkness................................................................... 61
A Big Bright White Dot...................................................... 62
The Drop of Your Mouth... ................................................ 65
She Kept Saying ...................................................................... 67
My Thoughts .......................................................................... 68
Me at The Sea .......................................................................... 69
Tell Me Why They Love You .............................................. 70
I Am the Fire ........................................................................... 72
Me, Her & Poetry ................................................................... 73
We Stood Outside Under the Moonlight ..................... 74
Sky of The Roses ..................................................................... 76
The Way I Miss You ............................................................... 78
It’s That Time of The Year Again ..................................... 79
Lil’ I Know of Love .............................................................. 81
Lust ........................................................................................... 83
Bookworm ............................................................................... 85
Too Good to Be Loved ........................................................ 87
You Have My Love and All My Trust .............................. 89
Precious Moments ................................................................. 91
See Through My Eyes ........................................................... 93
Sonnet ...................................................................................... 94
Fiend in Her ............................................................................ 95
For Her – Even If That Sun Shines in My Cottage for
Hours ....................................................................................... 96
The Final Daze of Sunlight ............................................... 99
Something ............................................................................. 100
Fire! Thee Burn Thine Sun ................................................ 101
I Seize the Faults ................................................................. 102
To Love to Be More Pure ................................................. 103
You Give Me the Joy of Having the Ability to See, ... 104
Ode to Placidity. ................................................................ 105
Lady of Auxerre .................................................................. 106
From Bounty of Nature for Limited Life .................... 107
You Found Me on the Ground ........................................ 108
Suddenly Hidden ................................................................. 109
You Never Know ................................................................. 111

The Analecta – Harshvardhan Rai

While Ambling Through the Field ................................ 112
Farther … ............................................................................. 113
The Warble of Elegance ................................................... 114
 About the author

The Analecta – Harshvardhan Rai

The Analecta – Harshvardhan Rai
“What is poetry?” They asked.

The Analecta – Harshvardhan Rai

“When I Saw Through the Window”

The Analecta – Harshvardhan Rai

 Fate’s Red Strings

The Analecta – Harshvardhan Rai

For Me to See Me
The Analecta – Harshvardhan Rai
Random
The Analecta – Harshvardhan Rai
A Poet in Love
The Analecta – Harshvardhan Rai
Our Love
The Analecta – Harshvardhan Rai
I Had Stayed
The Analecta – Harshvardhan Rai
I’m Here
The Analecta – Harshvardhan Rai
We Are Standing
The Analecta – Harshvardhan Rai
Rejection
The Analecta – Harshvardhan Rai
“The Will to Keep Breathing”
The Analecta – Harshvardhan Rai
 I Kissed

The Analecta – Harshvardhan Rai

 Dream of The Day

The Analecta – Harshvardhan Rai

Questions of The Poet
The Analecta – Harshvardhan Rai
 She Said

The Analecta – Harshvardhan Rai

Lusty Laurel Curls
“Too Lazy to Mourn…”

The Analecta – Harshvardhan Rai

The Reminiscences
 Untitled

The Analecta – Harshvardhan Rai

I Had Stayed
The Analecta – Harshvardhan Rai
 The Dream of a Sleep

The Analecta – Harshvardhan Rai

 First Movement

The Analecta – Harshvardhan Rai

 Consciousness

The Analecta – Harshvardhan Rai

Cosmic Twilight
 Oh, The Story...

The Analecta – Harshvardhan Rai

 Listen to My Cry

The Analecta – Harshvardhan Rai

The Piety Devil
 In Your Darkness

The Analecta – Harshvardhan Rai

A Big Bright White Dot
The Analecta – Harshvardhan Rai
The Drop of Your Mouth...

The Analecta – Harshvardhan Rai

 She Kept Saying

The Analecta – Harshvardhan Rai

My Thoughts
 Me at The Sea

The Analecta – Harshvardhan Rai

Tell Me Why They Love You
The Analecta – Harshvardhan Rai
I Am the Fire
 Me, Her & Poetry

The Analecta – Harshvardhan Rai

We Stood Outside Under the Moonlight
The Analecta – Harshvardhan Rai
Sky of The Roses
The Analecta – Harshvardhan Rai
The Way I Miss You
It’s That Time of The Year Again

The Analecta – Harshvardhan Rai

 Lil’ I Know of Love

The Analecta – Harshvardhan Rai

 Lust

The Analecta – Harshvardhan Rai

 Bookworm

The Analecta – Harshvardhan Rai

 Too Good to Be Loved

The Analecta – Harshvardhan Rai

You Have My Love and All My Trust

The Analecta – Harshvardhan Rai

 Precious Moments

The Analecta – Harshvardhan Rai

 See Through My Eyes

The Analecta – Harshvardhan Rai

Sonnet
 Fiend in Her

The Analecta – Harshvardhan Rai

For Her – Even If That Sun Shines in My Cottage for
Hours
The Analecta – Harshvardhan Rai
The Final Daze of Sunlight

The Analecta – Harshvardhan Rai

Something
Fire! Thee Burn Thine Sun

The Analecta – Harshvardhan Rai

I Seize the Faults
To Love to Be More Pure

The Analecta – Harshvardhan Rai

You Give Me the Joy of Having the Ability to See,
 Ode to Placidity.

The Analecta – Harshvardhan Rai

Lady of Auxerre
From Bounty of Nature for Limited Life

The Analecta – Harshvardhan Rai

You Found Me on the Ground
 Suddenly Hidden

The Analecta – Harshvardhan Rai

 You Never Know

The Analecta – Harshvardhan Rai

While Ambling Through the Field
 Farther …

The Analecta – Harshvardhan Rai

The Warble of Elegance
 “ना आँखों में कोई ख़्वाब बाकी है
ना आँसओ
ु ं में कुछ आब बाकी है

ककतना वक़्त लेगा ऐ किस्म तू अब

ककतना कतरा अब शाब बाकी है

नफ़्स से रि
ं तू कमटा क्ँू नहीं देता
ककस दहर का कतरा कहसाब बाकी है

क्ँू रुका है तू ्हाँ इक अहद से

कौनसा उसका अब िवाब बाकी है”

“मैं पी चुका हँ िाम उसके नूर का

बस उसकी आँखों में शराब बाकी है

थोडा ठहर िा, कुछ वक़्त दे उसे

कमरे कदल पे उसके अजाब बाकी है”

– हर्षवर्षन

The Analecta – Harshvardhan Rai