Creative Writing Prompt #7

A melon strolling on two tendrils. I'm not familiar with this poem or this image. Sylvia Plath only conjures images of suicide for me, which I can't imagine is fair.

But to the melon and the two tendrils upon which it strolls. Why is it that important people tend to use the most unnecessary words and phrasings? Why is that I keep avoiding writing about that image?

Probably has something to do how bizarre it is. A melon, two tendrils, and some strolling. A grape skipping on two vines. A skyscraper waltzing on two I-beams. A Buick break dancing on four seat belts. A structure carried effortlessly by the weakest of supports.

This could be a metaphor for a lot of things. (Why didn't I just say, "Words can be representative of various meanings"?) For me, the verb is the nexus of this image. A melon walking on two tendrils is fine, and a melon teetering on two tendrils is mundane. But strolling? Now that's interesting. A stroll is carefree, uninhibited; it does not connotate the weak supporting the strong. This kind of juxtaposition gives an image energy for me and screams of metaphor, even out of context.

Hey, when did this turn into an ENGL321 assignment? Get out of my head, Dr. Miller! OUT. Anyway, that was actually fun to analyze the how and why of writing again. Exercise is good for you, brain. Now, hit the showers. End freewrite.

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Today's writing music selection: Regina Spektor