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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Benjamin

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

Youngest son of Jacob and Rachel, founder of a key Israelite tribe

Detailed Definition
Named “son of my right hand,” Benjamin’s birth caused Rachel’s death. His tribe produced King Saul and remained loyal to Judah after the kingdom split. In poetry, Benjamin symbolizes beloved youth, loyalty, and the enduring presence of grace amid familial tragedy.
Example
Example in poetry:
In John Milton’s "Paradise Lost," Benjamin’s blessing (Genesis 49) is part of the patriarchal vision; In William Blake’s "The Four Zoas," Benjamin represents fierce loyalty; In Elizabeth Barrett Browning’s "The Seraphim," Benjamin’s tribe symbolizes divine protection; In George Herbert’s "The Church-porch," Benjamin’s ravenous wolf illustrates transformed nature; In John Keble’s "Lyra Innocentium," Benjamin’s name evokes the beloved youngest; In Christina Rossetti’s "Goblin Market," Benjamin’s portion (Genesis 43) prefigures generous love.
Additional Notes
Benjamin: Youngest son of Jacob; tribe known for warriors (Judges 20) and later, Paul the apostle. His birth (Gen 35:16–19) and Rachel’s death add pathos. In poetry, Benjamin evokes beloved youngest, tribal identity, and the tension between violence and apostolic mission. Jacob’s blessing (Gen 49:27) calls him a “ravenous wolf”—useful in exploring duality, legacy, or transformation across generations.
Also Known As
Benjamin son of Jacob Benjamin the Beloved
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