there was a time before the plague
when all was well and good
life was carefree and
easier back then
before they
landed
on tripods of steel
bringing disease waste
mounds stacked with
dead bodies piling
up until the
end.
T.J. McIntyre writes from his home in Alabaster, Alabama. Recent publication credits include Everyday Weirdness, Spacewesterns.com, Dog Versus Sandwich, and The Dead Mule School of Southern Literature.
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Posted on March 13, 2009 in Poems
14 Responses to “TRIPODS • by T.J. McIntyre”
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March 13th, 2009 at 12:39 am
Very interesting. The format lends force to the rhythm and really jolts the reader.
March 13th, 2009 at 1:25 am
Hey, congratz! Fun poem
March 13th, 2009 at 5:56 am
Interesting construct. Enjoyed it
March 13th, 2009 at 6:54 am
This poem is either a trifle or a deep threat. Human life is never carefree, though at rare times it’s easy. But this poem is not about that. It’s picture-play on a headless someone taking it easy on a three-legged stool, feet tightly held together, but hips spreading.
March 13th, 2009 at 7:07 am
War of the worlds is a good movie
March 13th, 2009 at 9:10 am
This is cool, TJ. Everyone should know, too, that TJ has a nice short story out next month in M-BRANE.
March 13th, 2009 at 9:22 am
Clever and cute. I think the great man would be flattered.
March 13th, 2009 at 10:56 am
Absolutely superb. Inventive. Well done.
March 13th, 2009 at 1:08 pm
A visual treat. I would’ve rated a little higher were the two side branches able to carry on their own meanings without needing the middle. Still fun to read.
March 13th, 2009 at 3:05 pm
Clever form! I like how the spacing controls the rhythm at the end.
March 13th, 2009 at 8:52 pm
Powerful and very X-Files. Kudos!
March 14th, 2009 at 1:47 am
That one was a real treat to a sci-fi fan. Thank you.
March 14th, 2009 at 3:55 am
Strangely compelling.
A five from me.
March 14th, 2009 at 7:06 am
Thank you for the kind words!