Janice Canerdy Poet Tanka

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In With the New

We don’t need guns, knives,
fists, or words to wound people.
A flag will suffice.
Our state flag was divisive.
The new one is for us ALL.

January 15, 2021
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The flag of Mississippi features a white magnolia blossom and the words ‘In God we trust" on a red field with a gold-bordered blue enclosure. It was passed by the state legislature on January 6, 2021, and it became the official state flag of Mississippi on January 11, 2021 It replaces the previous flag that displayed the Confederate battle insignia in the upper left-hand corner, which was retired on June 30, 2020. (Mississippi, twentieth state; gold star, symbolic of the indigenous Native American tribes of the land that would become Mississippi)

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Kim Rodrigues January 16, 2021 at 5:36 PM Nice Janice Canerdy January 16, 2021 at 7:46 PM Thanks

Regina Mcintosh January 16, 2021 at 10:57 AM Lovely poem and thoughts... lovely flag. God bless you friend Janice Canerdy January 18, 2021 at 6:21 AM Thanks so much, Regina. Janice

Tom Cunningham January 15, 2021 at 2:10 PM I know the confederate flag was like a swastika to many. We need to put history behind us and move forward, Tom Janice Canerdy January 15, 2021 at 5:34 PM YES! Thanks so much, Tom. Janice

Rico Leffanta January 15, 2021 at 10:50 AM Ever watch honeybees pollinate a magnolia blossom? Sometimes it takes two or more to pluck off a stalk so they can harvest the nectar! Busy bees are also hard workers! I do remember Mississippi, as I was banned from the Biloxi/Gulfport bus system for offering my seat to a pregnant woman of colour, so I hope your flag brings more pleasant memories! Aloha! Rico Janice Canerdy January 15, 2021 at 5:41 PM Uh, no. I'll add watching honeybees pollinate a magnolia blossom to my really long list of things I've never seen. You were right to offer the lady your seat--and were punished for your kindness. I DO think this new flag will make a positive difference. THANKS, Rico! Janice