Salvatore Buttaci : Writing

YOUR EYES

YOUR EYES

A Poem by Salvatore Buttaci


rolling round the blue sea of your eyesI will not drown in these placid watersyour loving stare keeps me fearlessly afloatyour love watches over meand..
THE THINGS THESE EYES HAD SEEN

THE THINGS THESE EYES HAD SEEN

A Poem by Salvatore Buttaci


In the shadow of crypts deep in the earth,cloistered from the society of the living,I can remember the sky, how each stippled stroke of gray cloud tra..
MOON  (Couplets: Riddle #3)

MOON (Couplets: Riddle #3)

A Poem by Salvatore Buttaci


Far out in space a pale lightRenders traveling easy at night.Lovers who look to the skySee the moon with its craters up highAnd make wishes that love ..
BOOK  (Limericks: Riddle #2)

BOOK (Limericks: Riddle #2)

A Poem by Salvatore Buttaci


BOOK (Limericks: Riddle #2)If a book had feet it would walkAnd a mouth, oh, how it would talk,But lucky for readers,It’s just an eye-feeder,And ..
SHADOW  (Haiku: Riddle #1)

SHADOW (Haiku: Riddle #1)

A Poem by Salvatore Buttaci


How thin, dear shadow,Plastered against the building…why not change placesI’m never lonelyNo matter where I travel--I wish you could spea..
MARILYN MAKES A COMEBACK

MARILYN MAKES A COMEBACK

A Poem by Salvatore Buttaci


Marilyn Monroe was spotted,that pretty bombshell lover,standing on a New York streetabove a Times Square manhole cover.She was holding down her skirta..
FROM THE MOUTH OF THE MOON

FROM THE MOUTH OF THE MOON

A Poem by Salvatore Buttaci


the voice of the moonis a wind lullabysung to the treesin rustling tonesand to flowerspetaled on the edgeof soft summer sleep.the voice of the moonspo..
Cameo:  WILD WINTER

Cameo: WILD WINTER

A Poem by Salvatore Buttaci


Wakingfrom seasonal sleep, cranky winter will make quite clearits powerto inflict cold crippling blizzards.“I’m not just a face that ispre..
Cameo:  YOUR KISSES

Cameo: YOUR KISSES

A Poem by Salvatore Buttaci


KissingThis man who loves you,Each touch of your lips brings such joyTo my soulthat it flutters like angel wingsOn their soaring flight to God’s..
Haiku:  HAPPY VALENTINE’S DAY

Haiku: HAPPY VALENTINE’S DAY

A Poem by Salvatore Buttaci


candy kisses meltbright flowers wither and diebut not so our love #