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Mexican born Poet Luis Cuauhtemoc Berriozabal resides in Southern California. His latest chapbook Overcome, a collaborative effort with photographer Cynthia Etheridge, was published by Kendra Steiner Editions.   

 

 

 

THE PAINTER

 

He took something out of thin air

and filled it with fire and he watched

the flames fill his landscape

creating something of beauty.

 

He made the stones come alive

and chiseled them down with his brush.

All the gods claimed him as their pupil,

but he never acknowledged them.

 

So many gods became enraged

and they tossed stones at his work.

He was cursed and went blind.

All the gods laughed and rejoiced.

 

The blind painter continued his craft,

breaking the curse and shaping

images never seen in this world.

All the gods echoed their displeasure.

 

 

 

The Chickasaw Plum  -  Volume VI - Number 10 - October 2009

 

 

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