Compartment 114
Compartment 114
The Shadow On My Shoulder
There is an angel who sits upon my shoulder who goes by the name of Death...

Salvatore Buttaci : Writing

DAUGHTER OF NEVER

DAUGHTER OF NEVER

A Poem by Salvatore Buttaci


DAUGHTER OF NEVER Oh, my pretty black-haired girl, where are you now, you whom I dreamed one day would be mine? Is there a place in God's h..
IN PRAISE OF CESAR VALLEJO

IN PRAISE OF CESAR VALLEJO

A Poem by Salvatore Buttaci


Vallejo, Peruvian poet of the early 20th Century, is a favorite of mine. Read him, won't you? His words dazzle and refuse to be so easily forgotten.
NIGHT VERSES

NIGHT VERSES

A Poem by Salvatore Buttaci


As a young boy, new to poetry, an adult told me people who liked to rhyme were either poets or schizophrenics. For years, I prayed I was a poet!
THE FORMER MRS. EPSTEIN

THE FORMER MRS. EPSTEIN

A Poem by Salvatore Buttaci


Rejected lovers sometimes go hogwild.
PROMISES WE MADE

PROMISES WE MADE

A Poem by Salvatore Buttaci


The candle serves as a good metaphor for life and love.
NOT OF OUR KIND

NOT OF OUR KIND

A Story by Salvatore Buttaci


If only love always conquered, but there are those times when...
TWO EPITAPHS

TWO EPITAPHS

A Poem by Salvatore Buttaci


1 Here lies the widow Roodle Buried with her poodle. It was her fond request: “I need the rest. My husband snores.” 2 Under t..
UNDER THIS CRABGRASS

UNDER THIS CRABGRASS

A Poem by Salvatore Buttaci


Thank God the snoring stops with that last breath! I'd hate to punish Sharon with a sleepless eternity!
NOT A CAUSE FOR ALARM

NOT A CAUSE FOR ALARM

A Poem by Salvatore Buttaci


If only we could discern the false from the true alarms of life. We'd live longer.
THE COMMANDMENTS

THE COMMANDMENTS

A Poem by Salvatore Buttaci


No matter what they say, life is easiest iest when we count to ten.