Creativity

Creativity is a child with finger paint Making a picture. She knows what it’s of, even if the grownups can’t see it. Creativity isn’t in the box Or a bit outside the box It’s a m i l e and 2 flights of s t a i r s Away from the box. Or maybe even more. Creativity is a BIG w h i t e piece of paper Where you can doodle Or splatter paint Or write a song Or tell a story Or just think Creativity is a daydream written down Maybe improbable And Maybe unrealistic But never impossible Creativity is playing violin for fun My Bach solo With a bit of Mozart Quick switch to Pop Throw in some Jazz A finale of Christmas music And messing up is not allowed. Because you can’t mess up. Creativity is a math problem Done in a roundabout way, maybe A ten minute process, not a two minute one But, still, the answer in the end Anyone can see shapes in the clouds How about in a wrinkly shirt? Or an abstract doodle? Or the veins of a leaf? A brainstorm is an outpouring of creativity From the clouds of the mind And trying to catch it in buckets that never overflow Creativity means dreaming BIGGER And having an o p e n m i n d And never forgetting the child with the finger paint.