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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Arneis

Viniculture
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

Arneis is a white grape variety from Piedmont, Italy, historically used as a blending partner but now celebrated for its standalone dry wines.

Detailed Definition
Arneis evokes the quiet resurgence of forgotten things in poetry. Once dismissed, it now stands alone, symbolizing redemption and hidden value. Its delicate yet structured profile mirrors themes of understated strength and the beauty of revival. Poets may use it to reflect on second chances, the dignity of the overlooked, and the subtle complexities that emerge when given space to breathe.
Example
Example in poetry:
Arneis flowed like a pastoral riddle, its pear-and-herb fragrance the answer to Piedmont's summer; He called Arneis the shy cousin of Nebbiolo, a white wine that whispers where others shout; In her pastoral, Arneis was the milkmaid's smile, delicate yet with a sly nutty finish; The poet compared Arneis to a haiku—short, deceptive, and leaving a green almond aftertaste; She wrote that Arneis tasted of wild fennel and apricot skin, a fleeting sonnet before the tannic storm
Additional Notes
Arneis is a white grape variety from Piedmont, whose name translates to "little rascal" in the local dialect, a moniker earned for its difficulty to grow—it ripens early and loses acidity quickly, requiring careful vineyard management to preserve its aromatic freshness; historically, Arneis was used as a softening blending partner for Nebbiolo, but since the 1970s, it has been championed as a standalone varietal, producing wines with delicate floral aromas of pear, green almond, and chamomile, with a soft texture and a nutty, slightly bitter finish; this grape's journey from blending background to star varietal mirrors a classic underdog story, making it a wonderful subject for poems about underestimated figures, and its characteristic hint of almond makes it a beautiful partner for risotto, fresh vegetables, and seafood, offering a lighter alternative to richer whites like Chardonnay.
Also Known As
Piedmont white little rascal Roero grape
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