we journeyed on camels, stately and slow//the wind did blow
our bags held treasures //spice and silk and peacock feathers,
ivory hooks// and parchment books
the beasts rolled on in desert heat// we had finished all the wheat
as the wind got stronger//the day grew longer
our robes flew with the storm//the land transformed
shelter we sought//but all for naught
a date palm grove//any living thing but ourselves
we dreamt of souks with crowds//buildings higher than clouds
tipped with gold and marble towers//and fields of flowers
to give her//surrounding a royal blue river
with gliding sailboats//and plenty of goats
In Arabic and Persian poetry, a line of verse frequently consists of two hemistichs of equal length forming a couplet. The two hemistichs of a line rhyme with an aa, bb, cc, etc. pattern in a type of poetry called mathnawi or masnavi.
gaia mouse 
Wow!!! Beautiful poem.
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