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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 B

Blast

Winds
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

Blast is a strong, sudden gust of wind, often cold and sharp, that strikes with brief but intense force, typically associated with stormy conditions or frontal passages.

Detailed Definition
A blast is a sharp exhalation of the atmosphere, more violent than a gust but shorter-lived. In poetry, the blast is often personified as an aggressive force—a slap, a shout, or a sudden interruption. It symbolises unexpected challenge, the shock of revelation, or the harsh intrusion of reality into a calm moment. Writers use it to punctuate dramatic scenes, to represent the sting of loss, or to evoke the raw, unmediated power of nature that breaks through human complacency with a single, unforgettable impact.
Example
Example in poetry:
Blast|Blast is a strong, sudden gust of wind, often cold and sharp, that strikes with brief but intense force, typically associated with stormy conditions.|A blast is a sharp exhalation of the atmosphere, more violent than a gust but shorter-lived. In poetry, the blast is often personified as an aggressive force—a slap, a shout, or a sudden interruption. It symbolizes unexpected challenge, the shock of revelation, or the harsh intrusion of reality into a calm moment. Writers use it to punctuate dramatic scenes, to represent the sting of loss, or to evoke the raw, unmediated power of nature that breaks through human complacency with a single, unforgettable impact. Its brevity and intensity make it a powerful dramatic tool.;
Additional Notes
A "blast" is a sharp, sudden gust of wind that strikes with brief but intense force, often associated with the leading edge of a storm or the passage of a cold front. In poetry, the blast is a powerful dramatic device, a punctuation mark of nature that interrupts calm and signals change. Unlike a sustained gale, a blast is momentary but memorable, like a slap or a shout. Poets often personify the blast as an aggressive, intrusive force—a reminder of nature's unpredictability and the fragility of human comfort. It can symbolize unexpected challenge, the shock of a harsh truth, or the violent intrusion of reality into a sheltered moment. Its brevity makes it ideal for capturing moments of sudden loss, revelation, or confrontation. When using "blast" in poetry, emphasize its physicality—the way it bends trees, rattles windows, or tears at clothing—to create a visceral, immediate impact. The word itself is sharp and onomatopoeic, lending itself to strong, rhythmic verse.
Also Known As
gust Skirl
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