I think whether or not there is an intentional theme in a work depends on the writer's purpose for writing. If the writer starts out with a good idea, then they might say, "Hey, that's a good idea for a theme. I should write a book/poem/play/whatever about it." On the other hand, he might have a cool idea for a plot, and then he might start expanding that plot and as he creates characters and motivations, a theme might grow from them. A theme is always nice for a work to focus on, but it's not necessarily required.
However, I feel like it would be very difficult to make a piece of creative writing without a theme or central idea. Every piece of writing began for a reason, either to convey an idea or even just to write random things. Depending on the mindset and personal feelings of the reader, a theme could be there even if it's unintentional. If the writer tries to make the piece meaningless, he indirectly creates a possible theme right there. Maybe it's that life is meaningless and absurd.
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"On the other hand, he might have a cool idea for a plot, and then he might start expanding that plot and as he creates characters and motivations, a theme might grow from them."
i agree. i feel like it would be difficult to write something and not have a theme at least unintentionally grow from the initial idea. i think that if somebody wrote something that literally had no meaning, message, or central idea, it would be so unfocused that it would be unreadable.
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