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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

Home › Glossary › Letter C

cap

Apparel
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 soft, close-fitting head covering, often with a brim or visor, worn by both sexes for work, sport, or casual wear, appearing in poetry as a marker of youth, labor, or playful identity.

Detailed Definition
The cap is one of the most versatile and common head garments, and its poetic usage reflects that ubiquity. It can be a schoolboy's cap, a sailor's cap, a military cap, or a chef's cap, each conveying specific roles and connotations. In poetry, a cap is often doffed—removed in respect or greeting—and the act of removing one's cap can be a gesture of humility or recognition. In love poetry, a cap might be knocked off in a playful scuffle. In work poetry, a cap shields the eyes from sun and sweat, connecting the wearer to the land or the factory floor. The cap's casual nature also makes it a symbol of ease and approachability, in contrast to the more formal hat. Its loss or misplacement can be a minor comic event or a sign of carelessness.
Example
Example in poetry:
"Fortunatus, a fisherman Dane... had a magical traveling cap" (Guy Wetmore Carryl); "cap on his head the admiral from behind the cap profuse locks entwined" (Emmanuel George Cefai); "The jester walked in the garden... The Cap And Bells" (W.B. Yeats); "a cap that makes everyone ridiculous, and you cross a stage" ("The Cap Toss"); "His cap was doffed in a gesture older than any word he spoke"; "The schoolboy's cap, tugged low, hid a world of dreams behind his eyes"
Additional Notes
The cap is one of the most versatile and common head garments in poetry, and its usage reflects that ubiquity. It can be a schoolboy's cap, a sailor's cap, a military cap, or a chef's cap, each conveying specific roles and connotations. The act of doffing a cap—removing it in respect or greeting—is a frequent gesture in poetry, and the act of removing one's cap can be a powerful signal of humility, recognition, or informal intimacy. In love poetry, a cap might be knocked off in a playful scuffle. In work poetry, a cap shields the eyes from sun and sweat, connecting the wearer to the land or the factory floor. The cap's casual nature also makes it a symbol of ease and approachability, in contrast to the more formal hat. Its loss or misplacement can be a minor comic event or a sign of carelessness. Related terms include bonnet, beret, and hat. Students should consider how the cap's specific style and function can ground a poem in a particular social world.
Also Known As
head covering skullcap simple headdress coif
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