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 B

Block Plane

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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 small hand plane used to smooth or trim the edges and surfaces of wood.

Detailed Definition
The block plane is a useful metaphor for revision because it removes thin shavings rather than destroying the material beneath. In poetry, it can represent the patient reduction of excess: a word pared away, an argument softened, or a rough memory made serviceable. Its compactness suggests work done by hand and close to the object, where craft depends on repeated attention rather than a single spectacular correction.
Example
Example in poetry:
A block plane can symbolize careful removal of excess from a crafted object or a poem; “The block plane lifted one thin curl from the door” uses sensory detail through wood shavings and motion; A poet can compare revision to planing a rough line until its surface becomes smooth; The tool may also suggest humility, since its work is quiet and gradual rather than dramatic.
Additional Notes
A block plane has a low cutting angle and a compact body, making it useful for trimming end grain, easing sharp edges, and fitting doors or boards. Set the blade for a very light shaving when smoothing delicate work. Keep the iron sharp and advance it evenly to reduce tear-out. A plane differs from a rasp or sandpaper because it removes controlled curls of wood.
Also Known As
Bench Plane
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