RITUAL

RITUAL

A Poem by Salvatore Buttaci

Two parties ceremoniously
commit their lives to each other
while the choir sings hymns
and loved ones sigh
or joyously sob.

Two parties courageously
sacrifice on the altar
a lamb or wild beast
to symbolize 
the old death’s self.

Two parties timidly
repeat the magic words,
then kiss in conformity
to love’s rituals.

But I say beyond vows
and loving gestures,
beyond ritual and rite,
I will love you
beyond tradition
and convention,

for as long 
as beats the rhythm
of time, until this heart
gives itself away
to the ritual
of life’s final silence.

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© 2011 Salvatore Buttaci


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I liked this poem.

Posted 12 Years Ago


Very nice poem, this was the way i felt on the day of my wedding, so true to its feeling...

Posted 12 Years Ago



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Salvatore Buttaci
Salvatore Buttaci

Princeton, West Virginia, WV



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I live in West Virginia and have been writing and seeing my poems in print for the past fifty years. I also write short stories and articles for publications. In the early part of the new year 2010,.. more..

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