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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.

I want a simpler life, without the hassle of being online. The work of maintaining a server, the monitoring, and the residual obligations that come with keeping a site alive no longer fit the life I want.

From 4 November 2026 I will not be adding new poems or musical poems to the 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.

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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Bridal poem

Genre
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

Verse written to commemorate or celebrate a wedding, typically focusing on the bride, union, or nuptial symbolism.

Detailed Definition
A poem written specifically to celebrate or commemorate a wedding ceremony, traditionally known as an epithalamion or epithalamium. These celebratory verses often include blessings for the couple, praise of bride and groom, descriptions of the wedding festivities, and wishes for happiness and fertility in marriage. The form dates to ancient Greek and Roman poetry, with Edmund Spenser's "Epithalamion" being the most famous English example. Modern bridal poems tend to be less formal and elaborate than classical versions but maintain the celebratory function, often commissioned as wedding gifts or designed for recitation during ceremonies.
Example
Example in poetry:
A poem written to celebrate or commemorate a wedding ceremony; Epithalamion by Edmund Spenser celebrating marriage; Verses composed specifically for recitation at wedding festivities; Poetry honoring the union of bride and groom on their wedding day
Additional Notes
Traditionally called epithalamion or epithalamium, these are poems written specifically for weddings. The form dates back to ancient Greece and Rome. Edmund Spenser's "Epithalamion" is the most famous English example. Modern bridal poems tend to be less formal but serve the same celebratory function. Often commissioned or written as gifts for the wedding couple.
Also Known As
epithalamion epithalamium wedding poem marriage song
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