NOTHING ELSE MATTERS (An Original Poem paired with an Original Illustration from @fairytalelife)

in #story8 years ago (edited)


As the sun’s rays

illuminate your being

and warm your face

pause to take a nice

long drink of life,

close your eyes and smile


Know that this moment

in time is real and

all there is,

really all there ever was

and will be,

nothing else matters


People will feel how they feel

and will believe

what they want to believe

our only job is to be


Fall leaves will continue

their dance in the crisp wind,

the squirrels will continue to play

and the woodsmoke will wisp

long after we’re gone


but now, there is the sun

and the Earth beneath our feet

and our breath. Time is still

and nothing else matters.

© Johanna Westerman, 2016 (created exclusively for this poem.)


Something magical happens when two or more creative people collaborate, a sort of alchemy takes place. Such was the case with this collaboration with Johanna. Many thanks to her for this masterful illustration that works so beautifully with my poem. See more of her work by clicking here.

I urge more of you to try this collaboration idea with others, post the results, and split the rewards!

Have a wonderful evening everyone!

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Eric, thank you for sharing your glory with me. It was an honor to work with you on this.

The honor was all mine. Thank you for the amazing illustration!

It is very nice poem of yours @ericvancewalton. Keep it up. Make more poems, many steemians will love it.

very good poem

I appreciate the kind words!

so nice :) :)

wonderful poem :D

Johanna did a great job.

Thanks, @ssekulji. It was an honor, as I told Eric. :)

you're welcome.

beautiful poem :)

Really enjoy your damn poems I can see my self being apart of them.

great poetry and also great illustration !

thumbs up :D

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