Christine Redman-Waldeyer

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Dandelion in February

What brought you forth
that I could only walk by astounded
could not pick the miracle
held by a quick frost

Were you my cacti flower
unseasonable in Mexico,
my Mary driving me to believe
I too could see?

or

Were you science
hurled at me,
an ice ball from a bully. I the child
running, running
skimming the ground dodging
what would soon outpace me.

Christine Redman-Waldeyer holds a BA in English from Georgian Court University, a MA from Monmouth University, and a Doctorate of Letters from Drew University. She teaches literature, writing, and journalism at Passaic County Community College and is the Coordinator of the Journalism Option Program. She has published two books of poetry with Muse-Pie Press and is published widely in literary journals. She has done free-lance writing for daily and community newspapers and independently published a children's book, Around the World with Rosalie.