I ran across this chraming poem by Butler Brannan in an old magazine on Google Books. Oringinally published in 1901, it compares creativity to a factory. The brilliant bit is that it acknowledges that we don't always control what the final product of that factory will be. I think we've all had days when our heads produced nothing but hair.
My head is like a factory,
the windows are my eyes;
The Furnace is my mouth, - you see
I feed it meats or pies.
And when its Hunger I appease
My Head will do its share,
Sometimes producing Rhymes like these
And sometimes only Hair.
do you have anything else to read by B. Brannan?
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Posted by: CORTEZLESLEY | November 29, 2011 at 12:01 AM
Nice analogy. But I believe we can always find a way to lure creativity and get over the creative block. Nice blog. Bookmarked!
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Posted by: small business consultant | August 28, 2012 at 04:21 AM
Hi David,
your blog is awesome. It has very interesting posts about creativity. But why don't you post anymore ? The last post is from 2011.
I need your inspiration :).
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