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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Celestial Sphere

Astronomy
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 celestial sphere is an imagined vast sphere surrounding Earth, upon which stars, planets, and constellations appear to be fixed for observing and mapping the sky.

Detailed Definition
The celestial sphere is a conceptual tool used in astronomy to visualize the positions of stars and celestial objects as if they were projected onto a vast, transparent sphere surrounding the Earth. This model helps poets and astronomers alike to understand the movement of celestial bodies, as it simplifies the complexity of three-dimensional space into a two-dimensional representation, allowing for a more poetic exploration of the heavens and their influence on human experience.
Example
Example in poetry:
The celestial sphere spins above, a canvas of dreams; stars twinkle like secrets whispered in the night; each constellation a story waiting to be told; the universe wraps us in its infinite embrace.
Additional Notes
The celestial sphere is a conceptual model used by astronomers to map the positions of stars and other celestial objects as if they were projected onto an imaginary sphere surrounding Earth. This model helps in understanding the apparent motion of stars and planets across the sky, making it easier to locate them. It is important to note that the celestial sphere is not a physical entity but rather a tool for navigation and observation in astronomy. Related concepts include the horizon, zenith, and celestial coordinates, which are essential for locating objects in the night sky.
Other Meanings of “Celestial Sphere”
Also Known As
Astral Sphere
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