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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Binary Verse

Math 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

A poetic form structured around contrast, such as light/dark or order/chaos, to explore thematic tension, with lineation and rhythm often mirroring the conflict between opposing forces.

Detailed Definition
Binary Verse is a poetic structure that emphasizes the use of two contrasting elements, much like binary code in mathematics, which consists of ones and zeros. This form can explore dualities such as love and loss, light and dark, or joy and sorrow, creating a dynamic interplay between opposing forces. The binary nature of this verse invites readers to consider the complexities of human experience, suggesting that understanding often arises from the tension between opposites.
Example
Example in poetry:
The calculative stanza can be seen in a poem that counts the steps of a journey, such as "One step forward, two steps back, three roads diverge, four paths to track"; Each stanza builds on the previous one, adding layers of complexity; A poet might write, "Five dreams to chase, six fears to face, seven stars to guide my way"; This structure emphasizes the progression of thoughts and experiences.
Additional Notes
Binary Verse is a poetic form that contrasts two opposing elements, such as light and dark or love and hate, often reflecting the binary nature of mathematical systems. This form can create tension and depth in poetry, encouraging readers to explore the complexities of the themes presented. Binary thinking is prevalent in mathematics, making this form a compelling intersection of the two disciplines.
Also Known As
Digital Verse Binary stanza Diatomic verse
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