Creative space

Alan Jacobs' SNAKES and LADDERS post today got me thinking,

What do we need
To be creative
To write
To paint
All our books lined up
In size order?
By color?
So every time
We open our eyes
A rainbow spans
The bookshelf?
Do we need blank space
An ocean
A lake
Green space
A particular rug?
Me?
I need birds
Inside and out.