Notes from a Time Traveller by Elke Stevens

Beautiful is a feeling, yes, it is
But more than that, beauty is an expression,
handsome is an expression,
It is a feeling in your expression,
Feeling is the expression.

Feeling beautiful is the moment,
Feeling handsome is the moment.
The moment when comparison is turned off
And you are just there

And the bus driver smiles at you even if he doesn’t know you
That is beauty
That is handsome
That is walking with swagger, poise, flair,
rhythm, and self-possession.

All by letting go of comparison!  
“Confidence isn’t a comparison; it’s a presence.”
The mirror waits for you, not the other way around.
You make the world around you beautiful by being beautiful.

©Elke T.B. Stevens, May 2026