Salvatore Buttaci : Writing

I SHOOK MY FIST AT DARK NIGHT

I SHOOK MY FIST AT DARK NIGHT

A Poem by Salvatore Buttaci


I questioned Heaven, Asked what grain of worth Might this life of mine, Artless and uneventful, Mean in the grand scheme of things. Acqua..
Auden Tanka: HEROES

Auden Tanka: HEROES

A Poem by Salvatore Buttaci


When soldiers die, a nation sadly mourns heroes who will never return. If only their sacrifice ended wars, allowed boys to grow old, countries..
SAINTS ALIVE IN DREAMS

SAINTS ALIVE IN DREAMS

A Poem by Salvatore Buttaci


again last night I walked the streets of Crystal City, spent timelessness with dear family saints I used to know, then dawn slid light bene..
Cameo:  ACROSS TIME

Cameo: ACROSS TIME

A Poem by Salvatore Buttaci


seconds seem to race from us as if they have somewhere to go unlike hours that travel slowly across time; yet in retrospect, they too fly by..
Chofu:  EXPERIENCE

Chofu: EXPERIENCE

A Poem by Salvatore Buttaci


wounds in time will heal unless we dwell on their ugliness the torn ragged skin the fear that scars will teach us nothing #
Jorio:  NEST EGG

Jorio: NEST EGG

A Poem by Salvatore Buttaci


love is an investment we make in youth hoping in old age it will pay dividends #
Hay(na)ku String:  SEARCHING

Hay(na)ku String: SEARCHING

A Poem by Salvatore Buttaci


answers to life are not forthcoming unless we know how to ask questions, word them in a way they make sense to those we ask and know first..
Haiku: LOST FOR NOW

Haiku: LOST FOR NOW

A Poem by Salvatore Buttaci


deer in my headlights, lost from your prance to the woods, we all find our way #
Haiku: REFLECTIONS

Haiku: REFLECTIONS

A Poem by Salvatore Buttaci


on the pond’s surface lily pads ride the ripples of the mirrored moon #
CALENDAR REMINDER

CALENDAR REMINDER

A Poem by Salvatore Buttaci


JANgle your pocket coins, FEBrile contact with hard metal: MARket fare to flash out there. APpreciating life beyond loot MAY earn you value po..