Incomprehensible nods of his head,
Quietly daring to raise his voice,
He pushed through with his hand.
A childish old man –
….Just enough sense left,
He watches to see.
To scare this apparition away entirely.
Empty recess for a man,
A form of torture –
….A sermon to be looked down at.
With Kafka’s fine words in hand, I referred to Page 161 from The Trial. Was amazed at the output.
Today at dVerse, Bjorn is hosting Meeting the Bar where the theme is Blackout Poem. Grab a book-page, black out and type out the rest in order. Voila! Your poem is unraveled… Very very interesting!
An Armchair Perfectionist 
Oh you turned Kafka into something new.. The last two lines with torture and sermon,
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Thank you
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Your poem is very, very interesting…and paired with perfect photo
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Thank you Lynn.. The photograph was taken by my friend.
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if only we could scare the apparition away eh? the comparisons in the last couple lines really make this jump….
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Thank you Brian!
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Fascinating, what you have done with it.
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Thanks a lot!
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A childish old man –
….Just enough sense left,
He watches to see.
To scare this apparition away entirely….. wonderful images here. Very nice work.
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Thank you Debi!
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Excellent! You really found some excellent phrases on that page and turned them into a stunning poem. The last two lines are just excellent.
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Kafka’s words were magic to play with.. Thank you!
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What a great source for blackout material. I love the poem you found (and the image works with it as if one gave rise to the other).
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That was the only book I had on me at the moment… So glad I am now. Thank you Margo!
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Oh well done!
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Thank you.
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Very good and interesting choice of words and lines. I agree with the others about the last two lines.
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Thank you! These words just jumped out the moment I read them.
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This is, indeed, istense–but then it’s Kafka. That photo captured me, hit me in the gut. And how well your poem played it out.
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Thank you Victoria. A very talented friend has clicked this photo and Kafka was… Kafka!!
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heck… love what you did with the kafka text… i’m always a bit scared when i read his books, they touch on places i don’t wanna go
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Thanks Claudia! I agree, I always need a mini break once I have read one of his books.
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That is an interesting idea! Oh I cant differentiate which one is yours and which one is Kafka! 😀
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You must try this Jithin! And thanks a lot for that massive compliment 🙂
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haha.. I don’t want to insult poetry and fine art of writing 😀
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Nice choice in Kafka; & a very interesting nightmarish Kafkaesque poetic has emerged; read it several times; excellent take on the prompt.
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Thank you Glenn! And I feel honored that you read this several times.
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