It bore the acrimonious tyranny of scorching sun round the year; leaving bold footprints in the dust it tread, 

Traversed incessantly through blistering soil; with sandy winds blowing across its eyes, 

Ambled languidly in the brilliant day; increasing its pace a trifle at the onset of night, 

Intermittently munched parrot green tentacles of rustic cactus; immensely relished the dry meal of leaf and thorn, 

Occasionally rubbed its slender neck against the sandpaper skin of wild tree; raising its eyes toward the almighty residing in heaven, 

Angrily swished the scanty clusters of hair on its tail; to drive away scores of petulant mosquitoes, 

Wore a bedraggled rope dangling loose from its neck; a cushioned saddle riveted to its angular sculptured body; Intricate pieces of leather wound to its mouth; to maneuver it through labyrinth of routes, 

Possessed a firm pair of hooves; which glistened all the more profoundly in the sunbeams and looked mesmerizing under the placid moon, 

Had a slimy nose with gaping nostrils; which remained wet despite the acrid warmth irrevocably prevailing, 

Spawned many of its kind; suckling its young ones utterly bereft of a cloistered shade, 

Walked marathon distances in a single day; unrelentingly stepping on islands of steaming land, 

Stooped down as much as it could; when confronted with tumultuous whirlpools blowing with full might, 

Moaned in high pitched exuberance as it sighted a solitary stream; storing the water for months till it found a fresh source, 

Gallantly fought an army of disdainful crabs; audaciously kicked loose rocks that came its way, 

Seldom shed its tears; overwhelmingly inspiring those who feared life to come out of their nonexistent shells, 

Had a passion to bask under the dazzling sun; thoroughly detested crystal blue patches in the sky being obfuscated by clouds, 

It had remained as stoical as omnipotent god under the most bizarre of 

circumstances; refraining to flounder under the pugnacious heat, 

Was quite glad to adopt the sizzling silver sands as its companion for

life; 

even dreaming about the same while in deep sleep, 

I offer my humble salutations to this silent warrior; as my hunch backed camel carries me through the colossal expanse of the Sahara desert.