Hege A. J. Lepri

@hegelincanada

Writer and translator. Multilingual haiku enthusiast. Small Fictions 2023. www.hegeajlepri.ca

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Hege A. J. Lepri@hegelincanada· 15d

melting asphalt smoldering before my eyes our common future #DailyHaikuPrompt (smoldering) #senryu #3lines #micropoetry

Book cover for the 1987 Bruntland report from the World Commission on Environment and Development

Hege A. J. Lepri@hegelincanada· 16d

in the glade a brief dappling of joy #DailyHaikuPrompt (glade) #senryu #3lines #micropoetry

tall trees around a forest glade, sunlight filtered through branches

Hege A. J. Lepri@hegelincanada· 17d

timid lotus mid pond, and still self-conscious #DailyHaikuPrompts (lotus) (Yes, I know anthropomorphism doesn't really belong in haiku) #haiku #senryu #3lines #micropoetry

Hege A. J. Lepri@hegelincanada· 19d

all my summers buried in sandcastles housing bubbles #DailyHaikuPrompt (sand castle) #senryu #3lines #micropoetry

Golden sand beach, emerald and blue sea, waves, a light blue sky. A man and a teenaged boy with the backs turned to the photographer

Hege A. J. Lepri@hegelincanada· 19d

bloodstained horizon looking for someone willing to repair the world #SciFaikuSaturday (repair) #senryu #3lines #micropoetry

Sunset behind a cliff with a tower, ocean. Deep red line cutting through.

Hege A. J. Lepri@hegelincanada· 24d

so much sand my broken hourglasses still no beach #DailyHaikuPrompt (beach) #senryu #3lines #micropoetry

desert-like landscape with dunes and maquis shrubland

Hege A. J. Lepri@hegelincanada· 25d

the old pastor yearning to shape one more heart like human bonsai #SenryuSunday ##senryu #3lines #micropoetry

Several bonsai trees in terracotta vases on a green lawn

Hege A. J. Lepri@hegelincanada· 25d

filling up the forest cathedral silent hymns #SenryuSunday #senryu #3lines #micropoetry

Tall trees in a mountain forest. Forest floor covered in last year's leaves.

Hege A. J. Lepri@hegelincanada· 27d

I have a new tiny story out with the lovely people over at Paragraph Planet: @paragraphplanet.bsky.social

I wake up to new people in the window across the street. I watch them eat breakfast...

Hege A. J. Lepri@hegelincanada· Jul 13

afternoon heat only sunflowers nodding still content #DailyHaikuPrompt (sunflowers) #senryu #3lines #micropoetry

field of sunflowers, in the background Mediterranean pine, mountains and blue sky

Hege A. J. Lepri@hegelincanada· Jul 6

brief vacation the trail of beach sand last forever #DailyHaikuPrompt (sand) #senryu #3lines #micropoetry

Foreground golden sand, background 2 human figure, acquamarine ocean, light blue sky

Hege A. J. Lepri@hegelincanada· Jul 3

old men still opening the pasture with singing scythes #DailtHaikuPrompt (pasture) #senryu #3lines #micropoetry

White-haired man with scythe in hand cutting grass in a sliping field

Hege A. J. Lepri@hegelincanada· Jul 2

hiding the full moon from hungry billionaires a rescue mission #SciFaikuSaturday (rescue) #senryu #3lines #micropoetry

Full moon above a small village. Green shrubs in the foreground

Hege A. J. Lepri@hegelincanada· Jun 21

sunflowers rising a long, hard climb again toward solstice #DailyHaikuPrompt (solstice) #haiku #senryu #3lines #micropoetry

Field of sunflowers. In the background a blue/green mountain. Cloudy skies.

Hege A. J. Lepri@hegelincanada· Jun 19

dancing samaras hiding inside the shade of a maple #DailyHaikuPrompt (maple) #senryu #3lines #micropoetry Photo credit: Nagara Oyodo unsplash.com/photos/green...

Single samara from a maple tree against a blurry green and white background.

Hege A. J. Lepri@hegelincanada· May 28

I have written so little and submitted even less for the past two years, so I I'm elated and flabbergasted at making it into a longlist. Thank you CAMEL journal and the Gilmer prize judges, for reigniting the belief I'm still a writer.

List of names that made it onto the longlist for the Gilmer Prize

Hege A. J. Lepri@hegelincanada· May 27

end of May the lilacs throwing shade on everyone #DailyHaikuPrompt #shade #senryu #3lines #micropoetry

Blooming pinkish purple lilacs, behind them the lower parts of a Neo-Gothic church

Hege A. J. Lepri@hegelincanada· May 10

The linebreak was supposed to be between blooms and briefly: magnolia blooms briefly before lines of grief touch the petals #SenryuSunday #DailyHaikuPrompt #grief #3lines

Hege A. J. Lepri@hegelincanada· May 10

magnolia blooms briefly before lines of grief touch the petals #SenryuSunday #senryu #3lines #micropoetry

Hege A. J. Lepri@hegelincanada· May 9

even seagulls partake with joy - sakura #haiku #3lines #micropoetry #DailyHaikuPrompt

Hege A. J. Lepri@hegelincanada· May 9

beyond the beehive hexagons multiplying everywhere #SciFaikuSaturday (beyond) #senryu #3lines #micropoetry Photo: from The mathematics if the beehive (blog)

Single bee with its head inside a hexagon space in a beehive

Hege A. J. Lepri@hegelincanada· May 9

beyond all the energy wasted lunar-centric views #ScifaikuSaturday (beyond) #senryu #3lines #micropoetry Photo: NASA

Lunar surface, dark background where about half of the Earth is showing.

Hege A. J. Lepri@hegelincanada· May 6

northern wind these new spring clothes already aging #DailyHaikuPrompt (new clothes) #senryu #3lines #micropoetry

cherry tree filled with blossoms against a light blue sky, jugend style buildings in the far background

Hege A. J. Lepri@hegelincanada· Apr 30

old ship's clock ling-ling-lingering in the moment #DailyHaikuPrompt (lingering) #senryu #3lines #micropoetry

Ship's deck, choppy waves on the Baltic Sea in the background, in the far back link and orange clouds in a blue sky

Hege A. J. Lepri@hegelincanada· Apr 25

across the meadow lupines waving their flag rainbow invasion #DailyHaikuPrompt (lupine) #senryu #3lines #micropoetry

Hege A. J. Lepri@hegelincanada· Apr 23

fading into blue my childhood mountain #DailyHaikuPrompt (mountain) #senryu #3lines #micropoetry

in the foreground a white wood gate, behind it a green sloping field, a few trees, rocks and ocean, in the far back, grey and blue mountains, early snow in top of the highest one

Hege A. J. Lepri@hegelincanada· Apr 21

contrary wind the weary pilgrim and the windmills #DailyHaikuPrompt (wind) #senryu #3lines #micropoetry

Dry Spanish landscape, blue hills in the background, metal installation of pilgrim silhouettes and a dozen modern windmills behind them

Hege A. J. Lepri@hegelincanada· Apr 5

like every year seagulls return, shitting on the Easter parade #SenryuSunday #senryu #3lines #micropoetry

Three seagulls mid air, preparing to attack

Hege A. J. Lepri@hegelincanada· Apr 5

slowing down the bells of an old church riddled with doubt #SenryuSunday #senryu #3lines #micropoetry

Hege A. J. Lepri@hegelincanada· Apr 3

the hoe I will inherit waning skills #DailyHaikuPrompt (hoe) #senryu #3lines #micropoetry