Ancestral Tumulus.(Poem)

From: First Things: A Monthly Journal of Religion and PublicLife | Date: April 1, 2006| Author: | Copyright information 
 
Ancestral Tumulus 
 
   Daggers, broadswords, halberds, battle-axes, 
   shields, helmets, scabbard parts and buckles, spearheads, 
   manacles, necklaces, wine jars, war trumpets, 
   wagon, chariot and harness fittings, 
   armor and heraldic metalwork 
 
   entombed in wooden mortuary houses 
   under earthen mounds with severed skulls 
   of conquered ...

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