R.J. Stanford - One Poem

Fall and Rise

            The tides will fall and rise eternally

            As crisp winds cut across my face.

            Alone, internally—

            My quiet place.

            Journey

            To trace

            A vernally

            Tender soul to embrace.

            Once again, I, externally,

            Neglect to substitute that empty space.

 

 

R.J. Stanford, 25, is a currently a student at Southwest Texas Junior College with his sights set on both writing professionally and becoming a postsecondary education administrator. He resides in Hondo, Texas.