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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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Caurus

Winds
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

Caurus is the Roman name for the northwest wind, corresponding to the Greek Argestes, often associated with fair weather and the clearing of skies after storms.

Detailed Definition
In Roman meteorology, Caurus was a respectable wind, bringing dry, cool air. Unlike the violent Aquilo, Caurus was moderate. In Latin poetry, he appears as a helpful wind for navigation, often invoked alongside Favonius. His character is steady and dependable. Poets use Caurus to symbolise the middle path, the reliable helper, and the practical aspect of nature that supports human endeavour. He represents the wind that does not overreach, a force that facilitates rather than dominates, making him a quiet but essential presence in pastoral and epic landscapes.
Example
Example in poetry:
Caurus|Caurus is the Roman name for the northwest wind, corresponding to the Greek Argestes, often associated with fair weather and the clearing of skies after storms.|In Roman meteorology, Caurus was a respectable wind, bringing dry, cool air. Unlike the violent Aquilo, Caurus was moderate. In Latin poetry, he appears as a helpful wind for navigation, often invoked alongside Favonius. His character is steady and dependable. Poets use Caurus to symbolize the middle path, the reliable helper, and the practical aspect of nature that supports human endeavor. He represents the wind that does not overreach, a force that facilitates rather than dominates.;
Additional Notes
Caurus is the Roman name for the northwest wind, a moderate and reliable force that corresponds to the Greek Argestes. Unlike the violent Aquilo or the stormy Auster, Caurus was a respectable, helpful wind, often associated with fair weather and the clearing of skies after storms. In Roman meteorology and poetry, he is a steady, dependable wind, useful for navigation and agriculture. Poets can use Caurus to symbolize the middle path, the reliable helper, and the practical, supportive aspect of nature that facilitates human endeavor. He represents a wind that does not overreach, a force that aids rather than dominates. In Latin poetry, he is often invoked alongside Favonius as a benevolent wind. For modern poets, Caurus offers a classical name for a wind that is not dramatic but essential, a quiet, persistent presence that supports journeys and sustains life. His character is one of moderation, making him an ideal symbol for balance, reliability, and the quiet, uncelebrated forces that make human achievement possible.
Also Known As
northwest wind cold bearer Roman nor'wester
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