Salvatore Buttaci : Writing

Cameo:  BATS IN THE BELFRY

Cameo: BATS IN THE BELFRY

A Poem by Salvatore Buttaci


Steeples Stretching for heaven Voice their aspirations with bells The belfry Houses and the sacristan rings With a rope tug that sends bats ..
YOU CAN TALK UP A MEAN STREAK

YOU CAN TALK UP A MEAN STREAK

A Poem by Salvatore Buttaci


If you try your true best and keep failing, No matter the words to explain, It might well be the notion you’re sailing Is caught in the haze ..
YOU CAN TALK UP A MEAN STREAK

YOU CAN TALK UP A MEAN STREAK

A Poem by Salvatore Buttaci


If you try your true best and keep failing, No matter the words to explain, It might well be the notion you’re sailing Is caught in the haz..
Haiku:  HARVEST

Haiku: HARVEST

A Poem by Salvatore Buttaci


rows of orange suns glinting in the pumpkin field prepare for harvest #
Cameo:  FANGS

Cameo: FANGS

A Poem by Salvatore Buttaci


beware evening creatures that roam dark streets in October in search of warm throats in which to sink sharp fangs, siphon rich blood, then cal..
Cameo:  GRAVEDIGGERS

Cameo: GRAVEDIGGERS

A Poem by Salvatore Buttaci


headstones gray from evening rain announce the names of those resting peacefully while gravediggers ply their shovels preparing space for a ne..
IT WAS NOT YOU

IT WAS NOT YOU

A Poem by Salvatore Buttaci


In dreams they come and never leave till dawn When rays of sun through blinds will lift my eyes And free at last from demons’ world of lie..
Ten-word poem:  AUTUMN

Ten-word poem: AUTUMN

A Poem by Salvatore Buttaci


A wave of the branch And the leaf is gone #
Nine-word poem:  INFIDELITY

Nine-word poem: INFIDELITY

A Poem by Salvatore Buttaci


You spoke in your sleep You called another’s name #
Seven-word poem:  THUNDER

Seven-word poem: THUNDER

A Poem by Salvatore Buttaci


Booming thunder Is the voice of God #