Ship of the desert. Camels are known for their extraordinary patience and being the ones who can travel for days on end in the desert without water. It can do this because it is accepting of things that it knows it cannot control.
Desert conditions present many unique opportunities for it to practice patience, and like the camel, we should always look out for them.
To add, the camel is always mindful that it has to wait for things and has an even temper. It copes with the adversities of the desert by taking a step back when it needs to.
The ship of the desert
Deftly carries its cargo
Worried not about hazards
It quietly docks in the desert port
Knowing not what lies within
Giving the lack of water no thought
But it pays heed
To the places and times
It must soul seek
Its decorum even
And form still sturdy
Always in keeping
Lifts its hoofs in backward step
When the way forward is uncleaptr
Knows that restless rush is not apt
Through sandy water the ship will sail
No matter the desert weather
Though sandstorms may assail
Its sturdy hull never fails.
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