( poetry ) # 97 Pelasgian funeral tumuli

The ancient Pelasgian current ,
People whose public and private life
Was based on religion ,
Had a special cult of deceased .
In the believe they had not completely died ,
But will go on living in an eternal world ,
Happier and more superior than the visible one ,
Pelasgians interred the bodies of the deceased ,
Often in natural caves or artificial crypts .
Apart from this nobel , religious feelings ,
They had also a moral duty
To ensure that deceased will not be forgotten on this earth .
Willing the memories of their heroes
To be transmitted to future generations,
They erected on their graves ,
Enormous earth tumuli,
And on this tumuli ,
They places a column made of rough stone ,
As a holy mark .

author : Maja Jovanovic
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