Salvatore Buttaci : Writing

Couplet:   SEEK PEACE

Couplet: SEEK PEACE

A Poem by Salvatore Buttaci


Great nations time decrees will rise and fall. The trick? Delay the downslide to a crawl.
55er:  SANCTUARY

55er: SANCTUARY

A Story by Salvatore Buttaci


They laughed at the hunchback who resembled a huge ball bouncing down Parisian streets on short twisted legs. And if they could catch a glimpse of ..
55er:  AND THE WHEEL TURNS

55er: AND THE WHEEL TURNS

A Story by Salvatore Buttaci


They met on the fiery ring of the eighth circle, exchanging stories of how their expert deceit broke the naïve like stems of wind-cursed daffod..
 STILL LIVING

STILL LIVING

A Poem by Salvatore Buttaci


Morning dawned brightly I remember blinking at the sun Happy to be alive I told myself Today I will watch The movement of the clouds, Star..
LONG AS I�M ON THIS EARTH

LONG AS I�M ON THIS EARTH

A Poem by Salvatore Buttaci


Under the weather, she plods along, believing things will change and dreams will all come true. Hannah swings her Walmart cart concealed un..
A SUMMER DREAM

A SUMMER DREAM

A Poem by Salvatore Buttaci


It was in the summer in some wild dream it doesn't matter how it all began the streets were dark the wind was howling it was not a place where cl..
ONE WORD

ONE WORD

A Poem by Salvatore Buttaci


COMPASSION
DO NOT QUESTION LOVE

DO NOT QUESTION LOVE

A Poem by Salvatore Buttaci


If you should dare examine love, A move that is best left undone, Remember this: no fool has ever won Who asked too many questions of Romance as..
HAPPY BIRTHDAY, FESS

HAPPY BIRTHDAY, FESS

A Poem by Salvatore Buttaci


on my way to a poem to celebrate my graduation that day from anger-management school, maybe it was Tovli’s news Fess Parker had another bir..
TURN TO PRAYER:  A Shadow Sonnet

TURN TO PRAYER: A Shadow Sonnet

A Poem by Salvatore Buttaci


Forget all idle chatter. Just forget. Intent of evil goes beyond intent; Regret is absent in grave crimes, regret Meant to humble us is not wha..