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Closes

A note from Richard

V2Melody will close at midnight on 20 January 2028

This site has been a retirement project in musical poetry: poems chosen with care and set to music, offered freely for as long as it felt right to keep the garden open.

The work no longer holds the place it once did in my life. I have gone as far with it as I wish to go. Like a sand mandala, it was made to be completed and then released. I am not attached to its permanence, and I do not believe any of it needs to last beyond the time it was given. The poems were already here before I arrived and began to experiment with them. They will still be here when these musical experiments, and indeed myself, have been swept away, like the sand of a mandala. Nothing has been lost.

I want a simpler end to my life, days of simple love and enjoyment with my wonderful wife of 20 years. The work of maintaining a server, the monitoring, and the residual obligations that come with keeping a site alive no longer fit that life.

From 4 November 2026 I will not be adding new poems or musical poems to the site.

The experimental music I am making now is on my Suno profile. Those pieces stay there, and are not added to this site.

Until midnight on 20 January 2028, Spanish time, everything remains available exactly as it is. That is when my VPS server contract comes to an end, and it will not be renewed. After that, the server will be switched off and the site will disappear.

The Mandala Is Finished explains this more fully.

Thank you to anyone who found a poem, a track, or a quiet moment here.

The pleasure was in the making.

Richard

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Acts

Biblical
Pronunciation

Understanding ARPABET Pronunciation

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The pronunciation guide uses the ARPABET phonetic system—the same system used in speech recognition and text-to-speech applications.

Vowel Examples:
AE1 = cat, bat
EH1 = bed, head
IY1 = see, me
OW1 = go, boat
UW1 = boot, do
Stress Numbers:
0 = no stress (unstressed)
1 = primary stress (loud)
2 = secondary stress (medium)
Example:
AH0 TH IY1 N AH0
= a-THEE-na (Athena)

The stressed syllable (marked with 1) is pronounced louder and clearer than others.

Quick Definition

An historical narrative concerning the early Christian church and apostles.

Detailed Definition
Acts contains poetic speeches and hymns reflecting mission, community, and spiritual empowerment, influencing Christian poetic tradition.
Example
Example in poetry:
Acts: “Like the early apostles in Acts, poets call forth the spirit of renewal and courageous witness in their verses”; “Poets use Acts’ themes of community and mission to inspire collective action in poetry”; “The fiery sermons in Acts serve as models for impassioned poetic speeches”; “Acts' depiction of miracles is a metaphor for moments of sudden insight in poetry”; “Poetic narratives reflecting transformation draw on Acts’ stories of conversion”
Additional Notes
Acts is a rich narrative documenting the early Christian church's foundation and missionary work, notable for its blend of historical account and theological purpose. While written in prose, its structure and speeches have poetic qualities that inspire themes of transformation, community, and divine mission in poetry. For poetry students, Acts provides examples of storytelling that dramatize faith’s spread and conflict, suitable for exploring narrative voice, dramatic tension, and thematic progression related to spiritual awakening.
Also Known As
apostolic history church beginnings missionary journeys
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