The other day I posted this portrait to my Tumblr over a caption by Emily Dickinson: “I see thee better in the dark.”

Instantly the likes and reblogs began pouring in, and by the time the flood let up there were 255 of them.

Last night I posted this portrait over a caption by Edgar Allan Poe: “How statue-like I see thee stand, / The agate lamp within thy hand!”

Total number of likes and reblogs as of late this morning: 2.