A quiet notice V2Melody closes at midnight on , Spanish time.

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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Annulet

Heraldic Terms
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

In heraldry, an "annulet" is a small circular ring used as a charge, often symbolizing continuity, fidelity, or noble lineage.

Detailed Definition
An annulet is a small ring-shaped symbol used in heraldry, often representing fidelity or eternity. In poetry, its circular form can symbolize infinite cycles or unity, adding layers to poetic imagery and themes related to continuity or perfection.
Example
Example in poetry:
An annulet, small and silver, circled the knight’s finger like a vow unbroken; The poet likened the moon to an annulet argent, encircling the night with gentle promise; Five annulets sable marked the lineage of the exiled house in silent testament; In verse, the annulet became a halo for the humble, a ring of remembrance in the field of memory.
Additional Notes
Annulet is a small ring, typically circular, used as a charge or as a mark of cadency (e.g., for a fifth son); in poetic contexts, it can symbolize eternity, unity, or lineage; its simplicity makes it a versatile emblem in metaphor, and it often appears in groups or interlaced with other charges like chains or fusils.
Also Known As
Ring
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