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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

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Cabernet

Viniculture
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

Cabernet refers to Cabernet Sauvignon or Cabernet Franc, two major red grape varieties known for structure and blackcurrant flavors.

Detailed Definition
Cabernet’s poetic standing rests on its boldness—its thick skins yield deep color and firm tannins, making it a symbol of strength, longevity, and imperial character. Poets often pair Cabernet with notions of empire, colonization, and the spread of viticulture across the New World. Its cassis and cedar notes evoke forests and dark berries, while its aging in new oak adds a layer of vanilla and spice. In verse, Cabernet appears as the assertive voice in a chorus, commanding attention and promising decades of evolution.
Example
Example in poetry:
Cabernet|"Cabernet, the grape of structure and longevity, is the backbone of Bordeaux, a poem of power and endurance."; "The poet finds in Cabernet's cassis and cedar notes the taste of a forest, the scent of a well-stocked library."; "Cabernet's thick skins and firm tannins are the poet's armor against fleeting sentiment, a commitment to lasting form."; "A great Cabernet is like an epic, its bold flavors and long finish demanding respect and attention."; "The poet compares the aging of Cabernet to the maturation of a poet's work, both developing complexity and depth over time."; "Cabernet is the wine of empires, its spread across the globe a story of ambition and adaptation."
Additional Notes
Cabernet Sauvignon and Cabernet Franc are two major red grape varieties known for their structure, blackcurrant flavors, and firm tannins. Cabernet Sauvignon, in particular, is the backbone of Bordeaux and has become one of the world's most planted grapes, symbolizing power, ambition, and the global reach of winemaking. Poets can use Cabernet to discuss themes of strength, endurance, and the lasting impact of a well-crafted work. The grape's thick skins and ability to age for decades make it a fitting image for poems about resilience and the rewards of patience. Students should note that Cabernet's spread to the New World also makes it a subject for poems about migration, adaptation, and the transformation of tradition. Related terms include Bordeaux and Merlot.
Also Known As
Cab Cabernet Sauvignon Cabernet Franc
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