Answer:
Dams, reservoirs, and aqueducts were constructed throughout the Islamic Empire as early as the tenth century. Muslims also perfected the water wheel, a technique that could be operated by man, animals or the wind.
For me the poet wants to be in a place that is near the wind and the sea and in which he can access to ancient truths and beauties. His desire is to live in the eternally changing powers with the ancient God of the seas and rivers. So, this God is always changing forms and that makes the discovery of the truth more difficult. Another God that the author invokes is Triton which is another sea God and use his powers to calm waters.
