Read the excerpt from an original poem.
Stanza 1:
The tide clock on the fish-house wall
was always wrong by three;
it promised noon to water that
had already left the quay.
Stanza 2:
The old men trusted it the most
when fog concealed the pier;
a false face, faithfully consulted,
can make a habit clear.
Stanza 3:
At dusk, the tide came in again
without apology;
the clock, still wrong, kept telling time
for those who chose the sea.
What does stanza 2 primarily do with the excerpt's focus on the tide clock?