Exploding Flowers

no kidding, exploding flowers provided the inspiration for this post.. they are known by the old folk as devet bez petnaiset or nine minus fifteen minutes.. coz that's how long each bloom lasts .....

Exploding Flowers

 

Nine minus

Fifteen minutes 

Devet bez petnaiset 

 

Have you ever

Seen a sun yellow flower

Explode before your eyes

 

Or have you ever

Heard one go pop close up

No she said amazed

 

Then you

Have never been to

Rural Bulgaria my friend

 

Nor seen the very

Best of that green swathe

Between Kitten and Mindya

 

Author's Note

Kitten & Mindya are both beautiful rural villages near my own village.. we have these flowers growing wild in my garden there... beautiful or hobova as we say....

Reviews

[Chris Shaw]

You have certainly given me hobova imagery. Not just one exploding sun yellow flower, you have given me many, many flowers. You have given me fields of them and I thank you for that Neville and for sharing Bulgaria with us. Nine minus fifteen, they don't last long and neither do we. I am starting to think of Shakespeare and his gather ye roses while ye may. I wonder what an exploding flower sounds like, or indeed what many exploding flowers sound like. I am left pondering.


Chris

[Neville]

Hi Chris... thank you for checking in... they are kind of special.. not uncommon but unless you know what you are looking for, you could be wondering for ever what those popping sounds are and where they are coming from.. the actual explosion is more spectacular than the sound... Neville :)

[Chris Shaw]

Now you have directed me somewhere else entirely :)

[Neville]

Never.. get outa here... :)

[Cherrie]

Nothing better than Spring. Been in the garden myself today.

[Neville]

I expect most of us may have taken advantage of the fine weather.. I have been dodging April showers all day... thanks for checking in Cherrie :)

[jacob erin-cilberto]

this makes me want to travel to see these....you entice us with your words,
j.

[Neville]

They are amazing sir... and one day, I sincerely hope you get the chance to see them.. In the meantime, thank you for visiting these words jacob.....
N.

[Crowley]

This is certainly hobova my friend. Being in Europe right now, I am so enjoying the blooming of all the trees and flowers. This may be one of my favorite pieces of yours, it has just about everything and talks to my heart and my eye. Great work.

[Neville]

Hey.. darn good to hear that my friend.. many thanks indeed.. Glad you are enjoying Europe.. my previous invitation is still an open one to you and yours... Enjoy sir & then some.... N

[emmajoy]

Those flowers read magical: a sort of 'now you hear them, now you don't'. And their name is.. ? If you know the Latin botanical I just might know them, please. Nigella seeds are a touch similar, blessing the patient observer with a wish for more and more.. and more!
Flowers give more than shape and colour: they're mysterious and/or joyful, can be delicate or strong, are either shy wee bodies or show.offs, or dozens of extraordinary entities with characteristics by the score. Magical entities that humankind could never reproduce. Look at the mechanics of a fuchsia - a Ferra-- designer could never equal it! (Oops gone on too much as ever. Forgive please.)
Apart from laying your words so simply yet, oddly intricately, you so love your plants. Thank you.

[Neville]

Hello and thank you for popping in emmajoy (excuse the pop pun) many thanks for such a detailed and kind response to my scribble here... Neville :)

[emmajoy]

How polite you are about my blathering, Neville! Yours is a fascinating read. If you can discover the name of the flower would love to know, have suspicions but unsure. Bye. Gone.

[Einstein Noodle]

that quick huh!?? ;) how magical ... i shut me eyes upon reading and i can see them ...hear them pop! thanks for sharing my friend ...
E.
ps. i agree with Margie for sure!! :)

[Neville]

Thanks Gene, bloomin kind of you to say that and much appreciated, I can tell ya.... N :))

[barleygirl]

I love the way you present this as a dynamic exchange which seemingly reveals your true intent . . . to let us all know about uncommon flowers in this area of Bulgaria. Beats the heck out of the travelog approach to describing different locations! *wink! wink!* You always pick an uncommon path to share a rare tidbit (((NUGS))) Fondly, Margie

[Neville]

Have I ever told you about the secret path between Prisova & Pchelishte. two neighbouring villages.. the second one mentioned here is almost impossible to pronounce.. Cheers Margie Nug ya... that was Nug ya in Bulgarian by the wayside... :)

[barleygirl]

I'm all ears about any of your nomadic observations . . .

[Neville]

............. one day. . . maybe... :)

[Samuel Dickens]

Wow, I'd like to see those flowers! The ones we have around here stand perfectly still. (Except for when the wind blows.) I thought you might have been joking at first, and thought about Monty Python's exploding housewives. (Sorry)

[Neville]

Ha.. I remember MP's exploding housewives too.. But no Samuel, honest.. they do exist and are amazing.. I have tried to google them but have not yet managed to find the appropriate reference.... Maybe I could film them when I am next over and post.... maybe.. Thanks for popping in my friend.... Neville :)