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

Home › Glossary › Letter A

Armlet

Jewellery
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 armlet is a decorative band or bracelet worn around the upper arm, often made of metal, fabric, beads, or precious materials.

Detailed Definition
An armlet often appears in poetry as an emblem of strength softened by ornament. Associated with warriors, rulers, dancers, and lovers, it can lend a figure a ceremonial or legendary presence. Its circular form may imply loyalty, continuity, or possession, while a broken armlet can symbolize a fractured alliance, abandoned status, or the end of an intimate bond.
Example
Example in poetry:
“A bronze armlet clasped the warrior’s upper arm” gives the speaker an image of strength and rank; In a historical poem, an armlet may signal royal gift-giving or allegiance; “Her armlet, shaped like a coiled serpent, watched the room” uses jewellery to create menace; A poet can make an armlet an inherited object that links a child to an ancestor
Additional Notes
An armlet is a band worn around the upper arm, often associated with ceremonial dress, warriors, dancers, or royal display. In poetic description, it may suggest physical strength made graceful by ornament. It differs from a bracelet, which is worn at the wrist, and from a bangle, which is usually rigid.
Also Known As
Arm Ring Upper-Arm Bracelet Brassard
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