Kubla Khan: An Imaginary Ending

By Billy D Manus II and Stephen Taylor Coleridge

As the title suggests, the epic poem "Kubla Khan" opens with a description of the pleasure-dome that Kubla Khan commissioned to be constructed in Xanadu, complete with gardens, forests, and the sacred river Alph. The speaker uses the word "sublime" to describe the scenery, implying that there is something extraordinary about it.

In this new addition, Kubla Khan leaves the confines of his castle to find a place of unparalleled splendor where nature reigns supreme. Mountains, rivers, and the rumbling of the wind and rain all appear before his eyes. He expands his horizons and rules his kingdom with more compassion and a bigger picture in mind.

The original poem is notorious for its sudden ending, which leaves readers wondering what happened next. Kubla Khan's legacy is not in the palace he built, but in the thoughts and hopes he concocted, and I continue the subject of delving beyond the known in this new segment. The author suggests we take inspiration from our past selves and let our vivid memories of imagination lead the way to the wonders that lay beyond.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: B0C2S9D493
• ISBN13: 9798392551392
• Release Date: April 2023
• Publisher: Independently Published
• Length: 28 Pages
• Weight: 0.11 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.1" x 6.0" x 9.0"