*Stupid is as stupid does.*

Words are cheap. The biggest thing you can say is 'elephant'. ― Charlie Chaplin #CharlieChaplin #quote #aillume

Find A Night That Feels Like This

“I am out with lanterns, looking for myself.” ― Emily Dickinson What would your lantern illuminate if you looked for yourself right now? #EmilyDickinson #Quote #poem #Booksky #lightandshadow #vss365 #Aillume

Is it just me, or does the Mona Lisa follow you with her eyes? #vss365 #MonaLisa #davinci #Paris #France #thoughts #Art #Aillume

"Be bad, but at least don't be a liar, a deceiver!" ― Leo Tolstoy, Anna Karenina #LeoTolstoy #quote #book #writer #Aillume

"A book must be the axe for the frozen sea within us." ― Franz Kafka But are those the only books truly worth the name, books that wield axes? #Quotes #Aillume #FranzKafka #booksky #amwriting #writingcommunity #writers #book #art #inspiration

"Seldom have I known any profound being that had anything to say to this world, unless forced to stammer out something by way of getting a living. Oh! happy that the world is such an excellent listener!" ― Herman Melville, Moby Dick Melville's irony becomes prophecy. #HermanMelville #booksky

"I find it wholesome to be alone the greater part of the time. To be in company, even with the best, is soon wearisome and dissipating. I love to be alone. I never found the companion that was so companionable as solitude." ― Henry David Thoreau, Walden #Thoreau #Quotes #Booksky #Art #Ocean #Nature

This might just be the most beautiful smile of Jane Austen you've ever seen #JaneAusten #booksky #vss365 #amwriting #blueskyartshow

Wake Me Up When September Ends #Autumn #September #quill #vss365 #amreading #booksky

Love stories in our heads are always more romantic than real life. #amreading #amwriting #thoughts #sunset #light #spirituality #nature #sunrise #bluesky #landscape #writingcommunity #Fantasy #dream #Art

Just sitting here, soaking in the quiet of late summer. How do I even say goodbye to this? #Summer #tree #goodbye #peaceful #scape #words #amreading

Which writer do you think has a way with words that makes things jump off the page? #booksky

The greatest distance in the world #6: Walt Whitman and Emily Dickinson It's amazing. They were both great poets from the same time and country, but they never met. #booksky #writingcommunity #amwriting #amreading #reader #bookstagram #poet #EmilyDickinson #WaltWhitman #Art #blueskyartshow

“Let me be that I am and seek not to alter me.” ― William Shakespeare, Much Ado About Nothing #Shakespeare #Quote #booksky #blueskyartshow #bloomscrolling #soul #butterfly #writingcommunity

#booksky #writingcommunity #amwriting #Life #scape #nature #Quote #Art

The woman writer is waiting for a lover who’ll never return. And maybe… that’s the whole story. #writingcommunity #soul #life #writers #booksky #moody #author #romantic #story #love #sea #scape #waiting #vss365 #bookstagram #Art

Who's your muse? #Muse #inspiration #music #Abstract #painting #booksky #reading #art #blueskyartshow

Find A Butterfly That Feels Like This #castle #wall #Era #period #Butterfly #scape #sky #cloudy #historic #Architecture #Design #nature #gloomy #weather #Insects #animal

#Quote #Booksky #TheGreatGatsby #Library

Everyone sees the elephant in the room, but who's ignoring it? #elephant #room #matters #issues #pretend #sarcasm #amwriting #news #stupid #coverup #blueskyartshow

In a place like this with no phones, just stories and silence... how long would you stay? #booksky #Library #writingcommunity #books #vintage #amwriting #Life #design

On this midsummer night, may Shakespeare stand by your side.

“I know nothing in the world that has as much power as a word. Sometimes I write one, and I look at it, until it begins to shine.” ― Emily Dickinson #Booksky #books #wrting #writer #blueskyartshow #Quote #writingcommunity #amwriting #inspiration #writingroom #word #EmilyDickinson

Jane Austen Forever 16 December 1775 - 18 July 1817 In Memory #JaneAusten #booksky #amwriting #writers #author #July #Summer #memory #Loving #Love #Classic #Masterpiece #literature #ArtYear

They say an elephant never forgets... except when it comes to promises. #Sarcasm #Joke #scandal #red #elephant #satire #coverup #awareness #Truth #dismiss #guilty #writingcommunity #trending #files #Life

Find A Philosopher Who Feels Like This #Philosopher #Moon #Ancient #Building #Stone #greek #historic #Truth #FindOut

What is imagination for a writer? Just open a window, and suddenly you're seeing castles, galaxies, or anything you can dream of. #booksky #amwriting #books #castles #galaxies #mountain #writer

Find A Minimalist Building That Feels Like This #lightandshadow #Scandinavia #minimalism #architecture #design #dark #blackandwhite #Nordic #atmosphere #house #blueskyartshow

The greatest distance in the world #5: The distance between men and women The world a man sees and the world a woman sees—sometimes they're not the same. #booksky #world #philosophy #Man #Woman #amwriting #sensoryart #contrast #writingcommunity #authors #blueskyartshow #colors #blue #yellow

“Dogs are better than human beings because they know but do not tell.” ― Emily Dickinson #EmilyDickinson #poetry #Quote #booksky #Art

After all, tomorrow is another day.

The greatest distance in the world #4: Between Reflection and Reality The me in the mirror and the real me. Do you ever feel the same? #writer #amwriting #Mystery #Fantasy #fiction #Aillume

She writes with this quiet intensity that hits you deep, like a shadow floating in still blue water. Calm on the surface, but something stirs inside. Who writes like that? How can words feel so light, yet carry so much weight? #amwriting #poetry #blueskyartshow #writers #scape #booksky

Don't go with the crowd. #social #society #brave #herd #mentality #ego #thoughts #amwriting #vss365 #blueskyartshow #writers #personality #Independent #booksky #Aillume

Find A Cliff That Feels Like This #landscape #sunset #Stunday #Glow #sunrise #goldenhour #cloudy #nature #weather #eastcoastkin #Cliff #vibe #seaside #sky #artyear #Magnificent #Stunning #discovery #Art

You never know what door you're opening. That's life! #writingcommunity #soul #life #writers #booksky #artchallenge #moody #scape #view #ancient #blueskyartshow #vss365 #design #amwriting #door #magical #gate #mystery

But I set fire to the rain #rain #scape #sunset #window #fire #Glow #artchallenge #sunrise #goldenhour #cloudy #nature #weather #eastcoastkin #literature #self #music #writer #screenwriter #art

The greatest distance in the world #3: The distance between words and actions When someone talks the talk but doesn't walk the walk. #amwriting #sensoryart #world #distance #lie #Truth #Gap #liar #moron #peace #promise #spirituality #abstract #contrast #writerscommunity #thoughts #Media

But I'm not blind. I can see through all of this. #July #Shakespeare #Quote #Power #Stupid #Sad #Time #books #Lie #Rage #despair #Govern #Realm #People #civil #rights #Freedom #strongertogether #Truth #Life #vss365

The Rich Elephant responded: “You should focus on staying relevant. You’re fired.” #amwriting #Elephant #Joke #writingcommunity #Stupid #sarcasm #Era #arrogant #design #create #blueskyartshow

“The soul should always stand ajar, ready to welcome the ecstatic experience.” ― Emily Dickinson #EmilyDickinson #Quote #writingcommunity #soul #life #writers #booksky #artchallenge #moody #road #Moon #joy #sensoryart #view #ancient #grey #QuoteVisual

Yes. I remember Adlestrop— The name, because one afternoon Of heat the express-train drew up there Unwontedly. It was late June. And now, here we are again on the last day of June. I just wish more people remembered the names of Hopkins, Edward Thomas and R. S. Thomas... #booksky #amwriting #art

“To see a world in a grain of sand, and a heaven in a wild flower.” William Blake captured eternity in just a few lines. Somehow, he's still overlooked. Is he one of the most underrated poets out there? Who are some writers or poets you think deserve way more love? #vss365 #blueskyartshow #scape

"Brevity is the soul of wit." — William Shakespeare, Hamlet #Shakespeare #Quote #Elephant #simple #silhouette #wisdom #author #Life #Renaissance #Era #scenery #scape #castle #detail #tree #sky #beauty #spirituality #blueskyartshow

When you fall in love, does your heart drop too? Like water falling gently between held hands. #vss365 #poem #senryu #poetry #prompt #LoveIsLove #heart #scape #water #heartbeat #love #literature #booksky #self #nature #amwriting

Is the one you pictured walking with at dawn still with you? #vss365 #peaceful #scape #nature #outdoors #walking #hiking #Nostalgia #meadows #Victorian #ClassicArt #Era #booksky #countryside #Dawn #Morning #Moments #Memory

How far can an elephant go carrying its kingdom? #vss365 #kingdom #Realm #Empire #Royal #Rule #Elephant #Medieval #castle #fantasy #civilization #society #burden #bluesky #debate #guess #Art

Find A Summer House That Feels Like This #bloomscrolling #garden #19th #greenery #Summer #House #Feeling #scape #ancient #June #Morning #Midsummer #peaceful #still #discovery #building #tree #Art