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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

Carboy

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

Carboy is a large glass or plastic container with a narrow neck, used in home winemaking and fermentation, often with a stopper and airlock.

Detailed Definition
Carboy’s poetic appeal is its modern, utilitarian role—transparent and functional, it allows observation of fermentation bubbles and sediment. Poets use carboy to discuss transparency, the visibility of process, and the science of winemaking. Its material (glass) is pure and inert, contrasting with wood’s active influence. In verses about DIY viticulture, the carboy appears as a tool of the amateur, symbolizing passion over commerce. Its shape, like a flattened bottle, evokes the democratization of winemaking beyond traditional estates.
Example
Example in poetry:
Carboy|"The carboy is the home winemaker's vessel, its transparent glass revealing the science and art of fermentation."; "The poet, watching the bubbles rise in the carboy, sees the visible evidence of transformation, a poem in progress."; "The carboy's narrow neck and airlock are symbols of controlled experiment, a lesson in patience for the poet."; "In the carboy, the must becomes wine, a process the poet observes with the wonder of a natural philosopher."; "The carboy is a tool of the amateur, a reminder that winemaking, like poetry, is an accessible craft."; "The poet uses the carboy to discuss transparency, the beauty of watching a process unfold in plain sight."
Additional Notes
The carboy is a large glass or plastic vessel used in home winemaking, typically fitted with an airlock to allow gases to escape while preventing oxygen from entering. Its transparency is its defining feature, allowing the winemaker to observe the fermentation process in real-time. For poets, the carboy represents visibility, scientific curiosity, and the democratization of winemaking, as it is a tool for the amateur as well as the professional. The airlock, often filled with water, creates a poetic image of a barrier that allows for release without contamination, a symbol of controlled expression. Students can use the carboy to discuss the interplay between observation and participation, and the beauty of watching a process unfold in plain sight.
Also Known As
Demijohn
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