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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

Colgrevance

Arthurian Legend
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 loyal Knight of the Round Table who often serves as a messenger or companion in chivalric adventures.

Detailed Definition
Colgrevance exemplifies steadfast service and camaraderie among Arthur’s knights. In poetry, he represents the unsung virtues of loyalty and reliability, essential yet overshadowed by more dramatic heroic figures.
Example
Example in poetry:
Colgrevance, a Knight of the Round Table in Malory, inspires poems about steadfast loyalty—e.g., “Colgrevance held the rear guard when others fled Mordred’s fire”; Though not prominent, his name lends authenticity to ensemble portraits: “Among the many, Colgrevance—unflinching, unnamed in glory”; Poets use him to honor the unsung: “No ballad sings Colgrevance, yet his shield bore the brunt of betrayal”; In educational verse, he exemplifies collective courage; His presence in poetry underscores that every table needs quiet pillars.
Additional Notes
Colgrevance is a loyal but minor Knight of the Round Table in Malory, often serving as a messenger or companion in group adventures. Though rarely central, his presence underscores the collective nature of Camelot—where even unnamed knights uphold the Table’s ethos. Poets use figures like Colgrevance to honor steadfastness without glory. For students, he exemplifies the “chorus” function in Arthurian narrative: these knights provide realism, reinforce communal values, and highlight the contrast between individual heroism and collective duty in poetic structure.
Also Known As
Colgrevance the Courteous Sir Colgrevance Colgryvaunce
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