Ode to a Blue Sea Tomb
By LowRiderX
@LowRiderX (22901)
Serbia
February 26, 2019 2:40pm CST
Island 'Vido' - Is a small Island (less than kilometer in diameter) is located in the group of Ionian islands near of Corfu city port. During the First World War, the Corfu island served as a island hospital and quarantine for the sick Serbian soldiers.
Due to small area of the island and it’s rocky soil it soon became a necessity to bury the dead in the sea. More than 5000 people were buried at sea. The water around Vido island are known by the Serbian people as the ''Ode to a Blue Sea Tomb'' poem, written by Milutin Bojic.
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''...There at the bottom, where seashells fall into the tired grip of sleep
And peat falls upon the dead algae,
Lay graves of the brave, lay brother to brother
Prometheuses of Hope, Apostles of Pain...''
(picture is mine)
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@amadeo (111937)
• United States
26 Feb 19
@LowRiderX Yes I hope that they are learning something.
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@LowRiderX (22901)
• Serbia
26 Feb 19
@amadeo In general, the soldiers never get enough the respect they really deserve, that's why I wrote this
@VivaLaDani13 (60812)
• Perth, Australia
26 Apr 19
@LowRiderX I never knew about this. Very interesting but also sad.
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@VivaLaDani13 (60812)
• Perth, Australia
26 Apr 19
@LowRiderX I love to learn about things from all over the world so thank you for sharing. So much out there to learn and explore.
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@LowRiderX (22901)
• Serbia
26 Apr 19
@VivaLaDani13 I am the same myself, so I have recently started to write interesting things from my city, that other people who are not able to come and see can at least see over the Internet
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@LowRiderX (22901)
• Serbia
26 Apr 19
@VivaLaDani13 Did sad, but most do not know, and I wanted to write something useful
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@cherigucchi (15934)
• Philippines
26 Feb 19
Love this ode! Hope you share some more.
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@cherigucchi (15934)
• Philippines
27 Feb 19
@LowRiderX May be you can post another part
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@LowRiderX (22901)
• Serbia
26 Feb 19
@cherigucchi Thank you!
This is just a part of the poem,written on a memorial plaque.
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@LowRiderX (22901)
• Serbia
27 Feb 19
@cherigucchi I was thinking about it. I have plenty of pictures from this place
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@DianneN (254949)
• United States
19 Mar 19
@LowRiderX That explains it. Thanks.
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@LowRiderX (22901)
• Serbia
19 Mar 19
@DianneN The western coast of Greece is long, this is a very small island going off Corfu Island (less than kilometer in diameter) and it's not on the map
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@LowRiderX (22901)
• Serbia
19 Mar 19
@DianneN
And mostly known only to Serbs and Greeks (because the Serbs defended the Greeks in the war) Of course, tourists from around the world know about this island too (who visited the Greek island of Corfu) but rarely anyone else is interested in it...understandable for me.
To us, the Serbs and the Greeks is historically important
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@nela13 (59367)
• Portugal
27 Feb 19
@LowRiderX there are more things about the main country involved, Germany, It Is more difficult find documents about other countries participation.
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@LowRiderX (22901)
• Serbia
27 Feb 19
@nela13 Buried, in terms of descent into the sea.
It is nice, but it has sad history, which few people know...In general, very little is written about the First World War and there is very little literature about it. I've managed to get only 2 books
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@LowRiderX (22901)
• Serbia
27 Feb 19
@nela13 Well, it should not be a problem for my country to have a little more facts about the war in which my country participated (I'm talking about the First World War) for World War II has a lot more of literature.
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@YrNemo (20254)
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4 Mar 19
I will have to go searching for more info to read, to understand why Serbian soldiers went that far to Corfu Greece. (I am hopeless re: georgraphy & history.) Sounds sad to die that far from one's homeland. (But many soldiers during the first and second WW had no choice over this matter, right?)
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@YrNemo (20254)
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4 Mar 19
@LowRiderX ouch... but on a positive point of view, your great grandfather's spirit was free. 
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@YrNemo (20254)
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4 Mar 19
@LowRiderX wow, his name was recorded in marble in some memorial. So cool!
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@LowRiderX (22901)
• Serbia
4 Mar 19
@YrNemo
1.232 names of Serbian soldiers only in the mausoleum, on each side of the mausoleum there is a monuments with the names of other soldiers (We found him in a mausoleum, 650 Dragutin Milosevic Rujiste)
You're right, I hope his spirit was free Thank you!
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@TiarasOceanView (70020)
• United States
27 Feb 19
A very sad place but beautiful thanks for sharing it with us.
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@LowRiderX (22901)
• Serbia
27 Feb 19
@TiarasOceanView Yes it is. Thank you for reading and comment
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@Missmwngi (12915)
• Nairobi, Kenya
26 Feb 19
Thats something i have never heard off. The poem is great
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@Missmwngi (12915)
• Nairobi, Kenya
26 Feb 19
@LowRiderX The poem is perfect and self explanatory
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@LowRiderX (22901)
• Serbia
26 Feb 19
@Missmwngi Yes I had to learn that poem as a child at school, the whole poem (and that was a long time ago 
) Even today, children are learning at school that poem.. It means to us
I had to learn that poem as a child at school, the whole poem (and that was a long time ago ) Even today, children are learning at school that poem.. It means to us 1 person likes this
@LowRiderX (22901)
• Serbia
26 Feb 19
It's actually just a part of the poem, but this part is written on a memorial plaque
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@simplfred (20641)
• Philippines
26 Feb 19
A very interesting historical place.. Looks beautiful with the picture you've shared. Nice poem quoted.
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@LowRiderX (22901)
• Serbia
27 Feb 19
@simplfred Thank you Frederick. It's a part of the poem, which is written on a memorial plaque. (on a smaller picture)
(on a smaller picture)
@CarolDM (203396)
• Nashville, Tennessee
27 Feb 19
@LowRiderX Yes it totally makes sense.
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@LowRiderX (22901)
• Serbia
27 Feb 19
@CarolDM I'm glad you like it. Thank you for the comment Carol 
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@LowRiderX (22901)
• Serbia
1 Mar 19
Unfortunately, more than 5000 people do not believe that anyone knows the exact number 
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