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

Bodhi Tree

World Religion
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

The sacred fig tree under which Siddhartha Gautama attained enlightenment, becoming the Buddha.

Detailed Definition
The Bodhi Tree (Ficus religiosa) in Bodh Gaya is one of the most revered sites in Buddhism, symbolizing the very moment of awakening. In poetry and art, it is an enduring symbol of steadfastness, spiritual fruition, and the protective, nurturing aspect of enlightenment. The tree represents the intersection of the earthly and the transcendent; rooted in the world, it offers shade and shelter to all seekers. Poets invoke it as an image of serene wisdom, the flowering of insight, and the place where human striving culminates in supreme knowledge.
Example
Example in poetry:
In Buddhist poetry, the Bodhi Tree symbolizes enlightenment under its shade: “Siddhartha sat—roots in earth, crown in sky”; Modern poets use the Bodhi Tree as a site of return: “I come not to worship, but to sit where doubt turned to knowing”; In eco-poetry, the Bodhi Tree represents interconnectedness: “Its leaves breathe what we exhale—sacred reciprocity”; Poets liken the Bodhi Tree to the mind: “Still trunk, rustling thoughts—peace grows in the center.”
Additional Notes
The Bodhi Tree (Ficus religiosa) in Bodh Gaya is a living symbol of enlightenment; pilgrims meditate beneath its heart-shaped leaves, and its roots represent interconnectedness; in poetry, the tree embodies patience, resilience, and the quiet moment of awakening—often contrasted with storm or shadow to highlight the stillness of insight.
Also Known As
Pipal Tree Ficus religiosa Tree
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