A New Flag, Ready to Make Waves
First Light is all about where we live, who we’ve been, and where we’re headed together
The First Light flag is a distillation of Syracuse as a whole. It’s representative of the totality of our history. It’s symbolic of our land, our people our hopes, and dreams.
The First Light Credo
Dawn’s first light pours over Syracuse, reflecting the hills and valley of Onondaga onto its gleaming lake. Syracuse: “Where the vale of Onondaga meets the Eastern sky.”
We look toward the sun and offer appreciation to the Keepers of the Central Fire and the Six Nations, here since time immemorial.
We salute the sun’s strength and are grateful that it could pull salt from our springs.
We feel the sun’s warmth and are filled with resolve to weather our long, white winters.
We trace the sun’s arc across the sky and choose for ourselves a new, radiant path.
Hearts energized, bodies warmed, minds steeled. We propel ourselves together, ever upward, Syracusans.
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Author: Eric Hart
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