What matters is not the destination, but the journey, as Franz Dodel states, "the longing is always greater than the fulfillment." It seems only natural that his endless poem "Nicht bei Trost" has now grown to over 19,000 verses. The calm, rhythmic flow of the chain haiku incorporates images, memories, and quotes, spinning them around and then releasing them. Franz Dodel's "light-footed, meandering reflection on God, the world, and the self" (Beat Mazenauer) invites the reader to further digressions beyond the book. The now available third part of "Nicht bei Trost" includes verses 12,001-18,000 and is published in the same format as the previous volume, which was awarded the Austrian State Prize for Beautiful Books in 2008: finest thin paper in a supple leather fiber cover.