595a

Power of the word! Now she reads the Qur'an and says it is sublime...

A Sufi, a Darfish and the Skeptical Frog

A Splash in the Poem

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594d

A frog who thinks she is a swan fallen in love with the scent of the scent of the scent of the Rose.

594c

Now she follows an Owl that follows a Hoopoe that follows a Simurgh... go figure!

594b

We were reading a Persian poem, *The Conference of the Frogs*, when suddenly... SPLASH!!! She fell into it. Tsk tsk.

594a

I would have never thought that my maid, Francesca, would run away with the Sufis...

Zebra, Frogs and DarfishSailing before the Wind

For a Darfish (also spelled Derfish or درویش) see here.

Qalander (Wandering Frog) 4/4

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593d

And soars with the Brothers and with the Sisters!

593c

And then my heart with pleasure glisters...

593b

They whirl upon that inner eye
which is the bliss of solitude...

593a

For oft, when on my leaf I lie
in froggy or in pensive mood...

Sunday's Recipe: A' la Zèbre Figs ;-)

Qalander (Wandering Frog) 3/4

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592d

What wealth the Sufis to me had brought!

592c

I sipped and sipped but little thought...

592b

A Frog-swan could not but be gay
in such a croaking company...

592a

The glasses beside them tinkled but they
outdid the jingling drops in glee...

Sufi Tavern 2

Sufi Tavern 1

Qalander (Wandering Frog) 2/4

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591d

Their whirling hearts in sprightly dance!

591c

Ten thousand saw I at a glance...

591b

They stretched in never ending line
each on its crimson Lily pad...

591a

Continuous as the stars that shine
between Istanbul and Mashhad...

Qalander (Wandering Frog) 1/4

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590d

Gambling and singing in the Tavern!

590c

Along the Lake, beneath the Cavern...

590b

When all at once I saw a crowd
a host of drinking Sisters and Brothers...

590a

I wandered lonely as a Frog
that jumps on high over trees and ponds...

Wordsworth in Sufi Key

Touched by the profound teachings of Shaykh Frögüddan, Francesca-la-Fantesca joins the Sufi caravan.

She sums up her Sufi experience through William Wordsworth's famous poem *Daffodils* sung in the key of Sufi.

We hope you will enjoy this story (4 strips, 16 panels) within the story. Cheers! or, as the Italians say: Salute!

Sohbet (Sufi Wine)

Enjoy Colouring the Froggies!

589d

Then, when we meet that someone... we fall in love.

589c

...and gives the key to someone!

589b

We have a problem. God locks the solution somewhere...

589a

So! You ask me about... Love?!?

Sunday Advice :-)

When you hear Hoofbeats, think of a Zebra!

Taqwa تقوى‎

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588d

To see the Unseen!

588c

To turn to God...

588b

To whirl within...

588a

To stop all grudge...

Moonsighting

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587d

Eid Mubarak!

587c

587b

A tiny Crescent shines above the Frogs' pond in the turquoise Sky

587a

As the Sun sets on the great country of Frogkey...

Frog-princess Advice

Give Art a Chance!

Attraction (jadhba) 586-B/W

Here you can colour the Froggies!

586-d

To that light we are inexorably attracted!