Notes About The Poem

“If a cluttered desk is a sign of a cluttered mind, of what, then, is an empty desk a sign?”

Albert Einstein

Steve Job's Desk

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Muddling Though Hotchpotch

The mishmash mayhem of jumbled clutter
    at first seems to be confusion's cause.
But after tidying up, nothing can be found.
Nothing is where you left it lying, easy to find again.
Last in, first out is the principle of your piles and stacks
    of assorted unsorted stuff you left lying all around you.

As you contemplate clearing up the mess to see your desk,
   the gathered hodgepodge medley of mess 
   hums a melody, a ditty in warning:
"Messiness is the sign of creativity"
"If a cluttered desk begets a cluttered mind,
     what does a cleared empty desk beget?" 
Enough already! I want to be more creative! 
It’s not a mess, it's inspired creativity on active duty!
Copyright © | Year Posted 2017

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Dietrich Avatar
May 10, 2017 at 7:29 PM
SElf justification. Gotta LOVE it. THAT's ME!!! BIG congrats on your well deserved win, John.
Richards Avatar
May 8, 2017 at 5:12 PM
This makes me smile !! If I didn't know better, I would think it might be written by my husband. He uses "creativity" as an excuse for his messiness !! LOL !! Very clever and Well done, John !!
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