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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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Amnon

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

Eldest son of King David who committed incest with his half-sister Tamar, leading to his eventual murder by her brother Absalom.

Detailed Definition
Amnon’s lust for Tamar led to her violation and his eventual murder by Absalom. His story exposes the corruption within David’s household and the cycle of violence stemming from unchecked desire. In poetry, Amnon symbolizes the destructive power of passion without restraint, the failure of paternal justice, and the tragic unraveling of royal legacy through moral decay.
Example
Example in poetry:
In John Milton’s "Paradise Lost," Amnon’s rape of Tamar (2 Samuel 13) illustrates the corruption of desire; In Elizabeth Barrett Browning’s "Aurora Leigh," Amnon symbolizes predatory lust; In Alfred Tennyson’s "King David," Amnon’s crime triggers a cycle of violence; In William Cowper’s hymns, Amnon’s fate warns against unchecked passion; In George Herbert’s "The Church-porch," Amnon’s deception illustrates moral decay; In Christina Rossetti’s "The World," Amnon represents the perversion of love.
Additional Notes
Amnon: David’s eldest son who raped Tamar and was later killed by Absalom (2 Samuel 13). Amnon represents lust, entitlement, and the corruption of royal privilege. His story is a dark exploration of familial betrayal and the cycle of violence. In poetry, he is a figure of caution—useful in narratives about consent, justice delayed, or the unraveling of a household. Contrast with Joseph (Gen 39) for differing responses to desire.
Also Known As
Amnon son of David Amnon the Violator
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