Katie W.

Creative Writing

January 31, 2001

Mr. Mooney's Desk

Mr. Mooney's desk is so cluttered

To find something makes one fluttered.

From the house near the window made of Popsicle sticks

To the right hand corner framed flower pics.

Papers and folders all over the place

It's hard to imagine he can find any space.

Dictionaries, binders, artwork, and books

He does not care much about how it looks.

A market day order as blank as can be

Why he never filled it out still puzzles me.

Tape, staplers, and paper clips

Notebooks, pens and pencil tips.

A crate sits on top filled with papers galore

He has about three thermoses, does he need anymore?

If you look quite closely, you will see in the back

An apple with "Mr. Mooney" printed on black.

If you look at this desk with only a glance,

You miss something more, give it a chance!

For you never notice the desk itself

It is old, an antique, with chips in the shelf.

The character and value surely shows

Who used this desk?  God only knows!

For a desk like this has a history

But its life and age is a mystery.

So without the distraction of the mess

To find the desk would be effortless.

(c)2001 Katie W