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Blog Posted:5/16/2025 9:59:00 PM

I think it is a little unfair that a contest is held that precludes all but Americans for entering.

Well I guess we were all invited to enter as long as our poems are about remembering armed service folk that fought for America. The details are very specific that it be about America.

I refer to the Memorial Day contest, currently posted. I have been called a foreiner by a lot of Americans who consider all other than Americans are foreiners, many countries are represented on Soup. I entered anyway, knowing I will be disqualified for not following the contest outline, but its my little protest. BTW, some of the nicest people I know are Yanks ( including my daughter with duel citizenship and son in law born and bred a Yank). Am I the only one that feels this way? 



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Date: 5/17/2025 3:01:00 PM
I am Canadian so that contest is not for me, maybe someone will do one for Canadians, although we are long past our memorial day ~
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Date: 5/17/2025 12:33:00 PM
It is the WWW. My ambitious nature was urging me to sponsor a contest, get this, then I realized that it dealt with American issues and would not be fair to international contestants. Political theme of course. I don't know, SV...memorial means memorial, yes!
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Date: 5/16/2025 10:38:00 PM
Probably the poet can unify the idea of valour and sacrifice, as extended beyond America to all nations, underlying unity of consciousness and spirit as a singular emanation of God, to awaken the spiritual eye within. Or of course, any similar idea, which prioritises welfare of others before ourselves, blurring boundaries of colour, caste, religion, ideology and nationality.
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Date: 5/17/2025 11:56:00 AM
I like the latter part of your comment.
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Speaks Volumes
Date: 5/17/2025 3:25:00 AM
The idea of a poem about a Memorial Day is great. If the details of the required poem for the contest are read:"all the fallen who have served to save this country. (pertaining to the American Flag).This contest is meant to honor those who have given their all for this country. Your poem may be about an ancestor who fought in any of this country's wars be it the Revolution, Civil War, etc....but maybe I am taking it too literally and maybe rules of a contest posted are meant to be bent to the shape a contributor feels fit. Not trying to put anyone down by this blog.

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