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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Budbreak

Seasons
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 opening of new buds in spring. It represents emergence, possibility, and the first visible return of growth.

Detailed Definition
Budbreak is the stage when dormant buds split open and reveal new leaves or blossoms. Though it is a small event, poetry can magnify it into an emblem of beginning, especially after a long winter of apparent lifelessness. The term suits close observation, since it draws attention to tiny changes on twigs and branches. It may also symbolize a guarded heart opening, an idea taking form, or a life entering its first uncertain but hopeful season.
Example
Example in poetry:
"Budbreak began as a green hesitation along the orchard branches" captures early spring delicacy; A poet can use budbreak as an image of recovery after grief; "At budbreak, each twig carried a small unopened promise" emphasizes potential rather than full bloom; In a garden poem, budbreak can mark the shift from observation to expectation
Additional Notes
Budbreak focuses on the earliest visible sign of growth. Because buds are small and vulnerable, the image can express tentative hope, youth, or possibility not yet fulfilled.
Also Known As
Bud Burst Bud Break
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