Mazayin Dhafra Camel Festival in Abu Dhabi is where the festivities began, <br />On April 2, to last 11 days, <br />Not a Victoria’s Secret or Miss Universe pageant, <br />The camels were paraded from many countries to celebrate the culture of the Bedouin. <br />The winners were there and sent losers home in defeat. <br /> <br /> The festival also included a camel beauty contest, where thousands of owners <br /> strutted their animals in a bid for the top prize of finest overall camel and separate <br /> categories such as best neck, head, lips, nose, hump, legs or feet. <br /> <br />The Best in Show, was a camel that fetched $2.7 million dollars, <br />That is about 400 filled up gasoline tanks in the future, <br />Sheik Hamdan bin Mohammed bin Rashid al-Maktoum, <br />The Prince of the Dubai, <br />Shoveled out his money for the female dromedary, <br /> <br />In your tea one lump or two? <br /> <br />In all 17,000 camels were entered into the beauty show. <br />How many harems would $2.7 million (or 1.8 million Euros) buy in Dubai? <br />“I’d walk a mile for a camel” is only an expression that is outdated. <br />But for the Prince of Dubai, he seems to have been elated. <br />(4-9-2008)<br /><br />Joe Rosochacki<br /><br />http://www.poemhunter.com/poem/i-d-like-to-humpyou/
