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MichaelJB
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Michael JB. Sutton Coldfield. Haijin (I write haiku). Scripts for stage and film. Short stories. Utterly bonkers.

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Hopeless and drifting /
off into desolate sea /
the stern captain cried

#haiku #poem #sea #captain
November 19, 2025 at 8:19 PM
Overcooked pie in /
a distant diner, does my /
fantasy justice

#haiku #poem #pie #davidlynch
November 18, 2025 at 8:15 PM
After the cat had /
been fed, scrounged for more food /
found a mouse, ate half

#haiku #poem #cat #mouse
November 16, 2025 at 8:01 PM
The suns stretches its /
corona out into space /
stifles a long yawn

#haiku #poem #sun #space
November 15, 2025 at 8:55 PM
Rain falls on the last /
pink lilly. Pretty petals /
fall off, one by one

#haiku #poem #flower #autumn
November 14, 2025 at 2:24 PM
Thomas & Manuel /
spark a 404 Not Found /
Human After All

#haiku #poem #daftpunk #humanafterall
November 14, 2025 at 12:46 PM
@scotify.bsky.social - Thank you very much. I feel very honoured. :)
November 14, 2025 at 9:38 AM
Blue arrow frog sits /
on a pineapple, watching /
jungle rain descend

#haiku #poem #arrowfrog #jungle
November 13, 2025 at 7:48 PM
Each star has a name /
exoplanets are counted /
moons hide from wide eyes

#haiku #poem #space #moon
November 12, 2025 at 9:38 PM
Reposted by MichaelJB
🚨 Fresh off the press!

A reminder that genius does not guarantee infallibility, and that even highly reflective minds can fall for misinformation.
Why Eckhart Tolle Is Wrong on Veganism
And why it matters
veganhorizon.substack.com
November 11, 2025 at 4:37 PM
Blood is the price of /
peace, paid for with the lives of /
forgotten heroes

#haiku #poem #peace #armistice
November 11, 2025 at 11:02 AM
Hello, @wolftwinthomas.bsky.social , do you accept applications for publishing? How do I go about doing it? I wondered if you would like me to try? Hope you are having a lovely day. Kind regards. Michael.
November 10, 2025 at 10:50 PM
Floating through distant /
galaxies, I realise /
…the oven is on

#haiku #poem #space #forgot
November 10, 2025 at 6:22 PM
Poppy fields stretch on /
for miles, soothing the fallen /
armies beneath them

#haiku #poem #remembrance #sunday
November 9, 2025 at 11:10 AM
Lonely warriors /
relive past battles, as four /
fireworks fizz the dark

#haiku #poem #remembrance #sunday
November 9, 2025 at 11:07 AM
The sentinel watched /
over no-man’s land with old /
fragmented lenses

#haiku #poem #remembrance #sunday
November 9, 2025 at 11:06 AM
Secret burial /
at sea, unmarked grave. Coffin /
ajar for starved sharks

#haiku #poem #burial #sharks
November 7, 2025 at 5:18 PM
Lust for narrow paths /
leaves the present in the cold /
Creeping nostalgia

#haiku #poem #nostalgia #present
November 7, 2025 at 3:22 PM
When you reach the top /
you can see everything, but /
nipples freeze solid

#haiku #poem #nonsense #top
November 6, 2025 at 11:05 PM
Strapped to the burning /
pyre, my feet ablaze. I /
hope that it’s not real

#haiku #poem #guyfawkes #bonfire
November 5, 2025 at 6:52 PM
Fog sits between my /
fingers and gathers at the /
point of no return

#haiku #poem #fog #rubicon
November 4, 2025 at 7:43 PM
Train of thoughts blinded /
by the spliff of long distance /
what was small is huge

#haiku #poem #thoughts #alice
November 4, 2025 at 7:40 PM
The dark mass spreads on /
forever, until it stops /
understanding gone

#haiku #poem #space #gone
November 4, 2025 at 7:38 PM
As I move through the /
gloaming, my thoughts imagine /
night time on our star

#haiku #poem #night #star
November 4, 2025 at 7:34 PM