Journal of a Nobody

— Bob Ross (via quotemadness)

-- Michael Boiano

A very strong, evocative haiku. It doesn't just say "it is night." It shows the scene through the action of the shops closing and the metaphor of shutters. The phrase "day shutters itself against the shadows" is poetic and visually evocative, suggesting a defense mechanism against the night.  It successfully creates a sense of quiet, closing-time melancholy, which is a common and respected emotional aim of traditional haiku (often called sabi or wabi).  It is concise, with no wasted words. 

G. H. Albicastro: Op. 7 n. 4 - Concerto a quattro for oboe, strings & b….

Being sleepless at midnight, I rise to play lute. The moon is visible through the curtains And a gentle breeze sways the cords of my robe. A lonely wild goose cries in the wilderness And is echoed by birds in the woods. As it circles, it gazes At me, alone, imbued with sadness.

Raffaello Sanzio | La Muta.

RAFFAELLO Sanzio Cupid and the Three Graces 1517-18 Fresco Villa Farnesina, Rome

oil on panel, 1501

Christo Redentore, 1505-1506, oil, dimensions 31,5 x 25,5 cm. Raphael (Raffaello Sanzio

Rafael Sanzio: A dama do unicornio (ca. 1505)

Raffaello Sanzio, La Madonna (dettaglio da 'La Sacra Famiglia' , ca 1518)

© Tomio Seike

— Jorge Luis Borges, from Selected Poems (1923-167): “Two English Poems” (via autumnalsonata)