At last, I get the official approval: my relo has been extended for six months. That means Julien and I will be moving back to the U.S. some time in October. So, if you want to visit Israel, you have to let me know before then ( Read more... )

Here are some poems about Israel I wrote during my first trip, about a year ago.

Banias

Pandemic revelry of liquid sough, now culturing reeds
Layered temples dashed in turn
Against sanguine cliffs
Now shear, precarious perch to an anachronistic goatherd

Dead Sea

Buoyant bob
Chatoyant green
Viscous burn
Eject!
Haifa ( Read more... )