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

Asiel

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

One of Gad’s sons listed in Genesis and Numbers tribal genealogies

Detailed Definition
Asiel, son of Gad, appears in Genesis 46:16 and Numbers 26:16 as part of Israel’s tribal roster. He signifies the expansion of Jacob’s lineage into twelve tribes. In poetry, Asiel embodies the quiet permanence of tribal identity, the foundational names that anchor Israel’s story—often evoked as a symbol of belonging, heritage, and the divine ordering of kinship in sacred history.
Example
Example in poetry:
In John Milton’s "Paradise Lost," Asiel is part of the genealogical or tribal framework of Israel; In George Herbert’s "The Temple," obscure names like Asiel remind readers of God’s attention to all; In Elizabeth Barrett Browning’s "The Seraphim," Asiel’s mention in Chronicles underscores the dignity of service; In John Keble’s "The Christian Year," Asiel symbolizes the faithful unknown; In Christina Rossetti’s devotional poetry, Asiel’s name evokes the communion of saints; In T.S. Eliot’s "Four Quartets," minor figures like Asiel illustrate the pattern of divine providence.
Additional Notes
Asiel: Mentioned in 1 Chronicles 7:39 as a Gadite; extremely obscure. In poetry, such names function as placeholders for the countless unnamed faithful in sacred history. Useful in minimalist, meditative, or liturgical poetry that contemplates the anonymity of covenant community or the humility of genealogical continuity. Pair with other minor names for rhythmic or incantatory effect.
Also Known As
Asiel the Gershonite
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