My trip to Israel while otherwise completely unproductive proved to be quite prolific when it came to haiku and poetry. Israeli girls made it increasingly difficult to remain shomer negia and they also gave my writing a love-sick tint. I will begin with the stuff I wrote In Israel and post my writings in roughly a reverse chronological order from the time I got to Israel to the time I first started writing. Anyone who has ever traveled to Israel knows that it is quite a trip and the long-seven-hour transit in London on the way there made for some interesting poetry.