Cape Canaveral Poet Laureate

Today is Juneteenth.  On this day, each year, we reflect on the hardships and injustices that have existed in the United States, but more importantly, we dream of a day when we can overcome those inequities and embrace our fellow humans of all races, national origins, sexes, and any other traits,  We take time to understand the strife that has led us to where we are today, and we dream of new days on the horizon (this is the Juneteenth flag: red, white, and blue, with a new star of Freedom on the horizon_.  Words are powerful tools.  In this video, I read a piece of poetry written by Nikki Giovanni in 1968.  She is a wonderful poet and amazing wordsmith.  In this piece, "For Saundra", she is asked by her neighbor to write a pretty poem about a tree.  She has trouble writing because of the injustice she sees.  That is the heart of this poem.  Yet, she wrote it, and it lives on, reminding us all of the importance of using our words to express ourselves.  It also has a leg