Kubla Khan
In Xanadu did Kublai Khan
A stately Pleasure-Dome decree,
Where Alph, the sacred river ran
Through caverns measureless to man
Down to a sunless sea.
So twice five miles of fertile ground
With walls and towers was girdled ’round,
And there were gardens bright with sinuous rills,
Where blossomed many an incense-bearing tree;
And here were forests ancient as the hills,
Enfolding sunny spots of greenery.
But, oh! That deep, romantic chasm which slanted
Down the green hill, athwart a cedarn cover:
A savage place! As holy and enchanted
As e’er beneath the waning moon was haunted
By woman wailing for her Demon Lover!
And from this chasm with ceaseless turmoil seething,
As if this Earth in fast, thick pants were breathing,
A mighty fountain momently was forced,
Amid whose swift, half-intermitted burst
Huge fragments vaulted like rebounding hail,
Or chaffy grain beneath the thresher’s flail;
And ‘midst these dancing rocks at once and ever,
It flung up momently the sacred river!
Five miles meandering with ever a mazy motion,
Through wood and dale the sacred river ran,
Then reached the caverns measureless to man,
And sank in tumult to a lifeless ocean.
And ‘mid this tumult, Kublai heard from far
Ancestral voices prophesying war!
The shadow of the Dome of Pleasure
Floated midway on the waves,
Where was heard the mingled measure
From the fountain and the caves.
It was a miracle of rare device:
A sunny Pleasure-Dome with caves of ice!
A damsel with a dulcimer
In a vision once I saw:
It was an Abyssinian maid,
And on her dulcimer she played,
Singing of Mount Abora.
Could I revive within me
Her symphony and song,
To such deep delight ‘twould win me
That with music loud and long,
I would build that dome within the air!
That sunny dome, those caves of ice,
And all who heard should see them there,
And all should cry: “Beware! Beware!
His flashing eyes, his floating hair!
Weave a circle ’round him thrice,
And close your eyes in holy dread:
For he on honeydew hath fed,
And drunk the milk of Paradise!”
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Hello friends.. =) !
Summer is here!
It´s been great meeting you.
I hope you approved the subject !
I have aprroved =)
Enjoy the summer. I will go to Cádiz and you?
Kisses from Alcórcon.
Vanessa Sanchez dijo...
17 de junio de 2010, 10:10
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Anónimo dijo...
17 de junio de 2010, 10:12
Hello friends from this blog.
You can enjoy your holidays yet.
I hope you pass and have a good summer.
kiss goodbye!!
Natalia González dijo...
17 de junio de 2010, 10:13
Vanessa, Alejandro and Natalia, thanks a lot.
Have a nice summer and enjoy yourselves! Congratulations on your blog as well.
Thanks for your visit!
Ana Concejero dijo...
17 de junio de 2010, 13:38
Hello friends! ^^ Thank you very much for your coments. Happy summer from Málaga ! (=
Unknown dijo...
18 de junio de 2010, 13:46
Hello! thank you for leaving your comments. Enjoy the summer
Genoveva dijo...
19 de junio de 2010, 12:15
Hello friends! Thank you for your words. I hope that you have a good summer. kisses goodbye.
Álvaro dijo...
19 de junio de 2010, 21:40
Hello friends =)¡!
How are you?
Thanks for drop by our blog,
I also hope to approve the subject¡ =)
Enjoy the summer¡
kisses from Málaga.
Noelia dijo...
20 de junio de 2010, 22:20