I pledge allegiance to...
The vast emptiness between subatomic particles
The infinite variety of planets and suns
The hardness of time
And the softness of matter
James
Cranbury
I pledge allegiance to...
homegrown food
health and growth
from the land unstained
by chemicals and money.
Vegetables and fruits and beasts
of the land may they remain clean
and free of tarnish or blemish
created by indelicate hands.
May all have access to their natural
goodness.
Will Smith
Erie, PA
I pledge allegiance to...
rescuing endangered animals
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Being open to all the wonder science can offer, and dedicate myself to amplifying the messages of the scientific community.
Jane Hufford Downes
Minneapolis
I pledge allegiance to...
the crows this morning
in their hundreds,
over head and over yonder
in the sunrise, still some stars.
Nashua River, river roost
(and raucous) toward Flat Rock
the hills
toward the pines.
Tim McDonald
Fitchburg, MA
I pledge allegiance to...
To remember ancestral terrain
Before the Qhamsudu' harvest
beyond the redwood trees,
holding a tin bucket in hand
sun dancing over cumulus cloud--
the red flicker cawing in the highest branch,
The cracking of splintered wood
beneath our bare feet,
the smell of ripe elderberries
with singing emerging from
the river, I pledge allegiance
to ancestral memory
I pledge allegiance to the ama
my people originate from,
and to our animal siblings
in the universe
under the Creator
with memories embedded in all.
Delaney R. Whitebird Olmo
Fresno, CA
I pledge allegiance to ...
trails to hike
away from parking lots
malls of the cities
to musing time
of lizards accepting warmth
of the sun.
Jean Luce
Tempe, AZ
I pledge allegiance to...
to the hearts that dwell in all creatures and to the feelings which bubble out of them, connecting, uncontained with possibility and joy for all
Tori
Phoenix
I pledge allegiance to...
recognizing the implicit oneness
of self and other; to finding
in the lines of my palm the traces
of yours.
Harmony between our creations and the way of earth despite ourselves - flowstone survives a cut and thrives through gravity.
Theodora
Phoenix, Arizona
I pledge allegiance to...
shattering binaries of all sorts.
m.d. leto
Central Islip, New York
I pledge allegiance to...
the green tree days of my childhood
Genevieve
Cleveland
I pledge allegiance to...
I pledge allegiance to changing the world for the better.
I pledge to save you and you and maybe even me.
I'll try my hardest.
I pledge allegiance to...
The daffodils and hyacinths popping up through the earth and bursting their color. The buds of light green appearing on the branches. Birds fluttering about as they build their nests. Spring time in Ohio.
Effie T.
Willoughby Hills
I pledge allegiance to...
Unraveling the future faces and facets of sustainable development.
Heidi
Philippines
I pledge allegiance to...
Domes that glow like earthworms tangled into moonlit madness--only to settle contrite, finite yet infinitely satisfying.
Jackie Kuttaineh
Orlando, FL
I pledge allegiance to...
Gathering the gifts of the Holy Spirit
Openly receiving and embracing them each day
Holding them in my heart as I continue my journey
with Christ toward my sacred ultimate purpose
designed by Christ for me
Charlene Urbancic
Ferdinand
I pledge allegiance to...
I pledge allegiance to the masked heroes, huddled masses yearning to breathe free.
Ryan
Ellicott City, MD
I pledge allegiance to...
I pledge allegiance to the sun rising in the east each day. To overnight showers bringing the scent of spring.
Amy
Canton, OH
I pledge allegiance to...
I plege allegiance to the common good...to adapting my behavior in the present so that my community can hope for a brighter future.
Charles
Kent, OH
I pledge allegiance to...
the lost, the endangered and the forgotten. The unresearched colorful incarcerated, the fasting girls, the little Black and blue boys dead on hot tar roads. The ones so much like me and those so different we are the same.
Oluwatobi Odugunwa
Nashville
I pledge allegiance to...
to the gravel of the Galapagos.
To the waddle of the grounded albatross,
and the salt spit out
by the marine iguanas
whose tails are nipped
by the swirling sea lions
in the currents of water
and wind
and soul.
I pledge allegiance to the enchanted islands.
Mary Allen Murray
Birmingham
I pledge allegiance to...
The wildflowers that bloom in the spring,
Reminding us that
There is always beautiful new life
To be lived,
Even if the winter
Feels endless.
Abigail Forsythe
Nashville, Tennessee
I pledge allegiance to...
A world post-hoc the global mental health crisis, solved by data and science and us
Joseph Sexton
Cumming, GA
I pledge allegiance to...
Astronomy, the female body, creation and birth
SK
Nashville
I pledge allegiance to...
to the minds,
of subtle unknown,
and to the skulls that embody such,
one safe haven
in imagination
under the machinery
with peaceful expression for all.
Skylar Cuevas
Pass Christian, MS
I pledge allegiance to...
Tiniest of molecules called proteins.
Ava
Mumbai
I pledge allegiance to...
Vitamin supplements and artificial nutritions that make up for lack of healthy eating habits.
Nashville
I pledge allegiance to...
Curiosity. Curiosity may kill some cats, but there is purity in pursuit. Curiosity may lead to big breakthroughs, both good and bad. But like thoughtful literature, the value lies in the journey and not the destination.
Cal Craven
Cleveland
I pledge allegiance to...
My body’s continuity with the air.
Tennessee
I pledge allegiance to...
The constant recycling of life
The creation of new beings from old
Moss growing on rotten logs
Decomposition the bringer of nature’s building blocks
The conservation of mass from the beginning of time
Knowing the end is not so at all
Emily Meadow
Erin, Tennessee
I pledge allegiance to...
the redbud, first wound of this southern spring—to the late freeze that stripped its branches, turned the pond’s surface magenta, apt skirt for the Judas tree.
Joanna Currey
Nashville
I pledge allegiance to...
The right of every species to thrive, in functioning ecosystems, and of all people to thrive alongside them
Michaela
Nashville
I pledge allegiance to...
Lifting the voices of scientists of color and empower them as they navigate the STEM space.
Stephanie Castillo
Nashville, TN
I pledge allegiance to...
Uphold curious thought as the motivating force to propel our species into a more favorable state.
Shannon
Nashville, Tennessee
I pledge allegiance to...
Creatively educating the next generation in fields of science and technology.
Chris S
Stamford
I pledge allegiance to...
Living your own life without looking back to others
Yekaterinburg, Russia
I pledge allegiance to...
The pursuit of knowledge and the journey to truth
Miquéla T.
Chicago
I pledge allegiance to...
To play an active member in creating a time when science is trusted and valued by all members of society.
Austen
Washington DC
I pledge allegiance to...
The flag of the United States of America and to the republic for which it stands, one nation under god with liberty and justice for all
Mike
Cincinnati
I pledge allegiance to...
our right to enjoy life and be free from the impoverishment of disease
I pledge allegiance to...
Revitalizating lives
Wuhan
I pledge allegiance to...
NANOTECHNOLOGY
Annalise
Palo Alto
I pledge allegiance to...
Trees in winter, with new growth pushing beneath the bare branches
Elizabeth
Nashville
I pledge allegiance to...
My innermost thoughts and
The marvelous wonders of the mind.
Insufficient would it be to pledge
And not vow
To be ambitious in my endeavor
To expand my knowledge of self
With confidence in my ability
To do as such.
Adaora
Nashville
I pledge allegiance to...
I pledge allegiance to original thought
To the creative fulfillment of our human nature
Sebastian Baca
Albuquerque
I pledge allegiance to...
Psychiatry
Adaora M.
Nashville, Tennessee
I pledge allegiance to...
I pledge allegiance to to the cosmos, origins of all life
HM
Grand Rapids
I pledge allegiance to...
Psychiatry, medicine, therapy to improve lives
Nashville
I pledge allegiance to...
Van der Waals forces, pulling and pushing atoms into the loving embraces and delicate distances that make Life work
Sam
Cleveland, OH
I pledge allegiance to...
appreciating the Earth and all the beauty it has to offer
Jasmine J
Shanghai
I pledge allegiance to...
Unearthing the unknown
For seed sown
Will not be blown
John lee
Atlanta
I pledge allegiance to...
extending function and form as naturally as a tree extends a new leaf.
Ryan Hammond
Elliott City, Maryland
I pledge allegiance to...
Cosmology, to our place in the universe, to what dwarfs us and makes us look up
To stars and star stuff, to galactic ballet,
To the bigger-than-me,
To the gorgeous system of which I am an infinitely small subset
Molly
Johnson City, TN
I pledge allegiance to...
I pledge allegiance to the sun glinting off of freshly fallen snow.
Gabe
Canton, OH
I pledge allegiance to...
I pledge allegiance to a future for our children where they can enjoy a healthy earth.
Nate
Kent
I pledge allegiance to...
I pledge allegiance to the Patapsco River
Ryan
Baltimore
I pledge allegiance to...
I pledge allegiance to the Cuyahoga River
Alex
Kent