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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

coronet

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 small crown worn by a noble or peer, indicating a rank below that of a sovereign, appearing in poetry as a sign of aristocractic dignity and the subtleties of rank.

Detailed Definition
The coronet is a more restrained version of the crown, its circlet often adorned with specific ornaments (pearls, strawberry leaves, crosses) that denote the specific rank of the wearer—duke, marquess, earl, and so on. In poetry, the coronet is a precise heraldic marker, and its description can establish a character's lineage and social position. In narrative poems about court intrigue, the coronet might be stolen, lost, or passed down, becoming a symbol of legacy and responsibility. Poets also use the coronet to draw attention to the weight of noble duty, its metal and jewels suggesting both beauty and burden. In love poetry, a coronet might be a gift from a suitor, representing an offer of rank and security. Its smaller size compared to a crown can also suggest a person who is almost, but not quite, royal.
Example
Example in poetry:
"A proud immortal coronet, Glean'd from the peacock's sunny fold" (Davyth ap Gwilym); "Coronet for summer skies, I will keep thy green array"; "When for the thorns with which I long, too long, with many a piercing wound, my Saviour's head have crowned" (Andrew Marvell, "The Coronet"); "My lady's hand my locks has set with varied pinnacles of gold"; "The coronet's pearls trembled with each breath she took"; "He knelt, and the coronet descended like a blessing on his brow"
Additional Notes
The coronet is a more restrained version of the crown, its circlet often adorned with specific ornaments (pearls, strawberry leaves, crosses) that denote the specific rank of the wearer—duke, marquess, earl, and so on. In poetry, the coronet is a precise heraldic marker, and its description can establish a character's lineage and social position. In narrative poems about court intrigue, the coronet might be stolen, lost, or passed down, becoming a symbol of legacy and responsibility. Poets also use the coronet to draw attention to the weight of noble duty, its metal and jewels suggesting both beauty and burden. In love poetry, a coronet might be a gift from a suitor, representing an offer of rank and security. Its smaller size compared to a crown can also suggest a person who is almost, but not quite, royal. Related terms include crown, diadem, tiara, and chaplet. Students should note the coronet's specific heraldic meanings and its role in signaling hierarchical nuance within aristocratic settings.
Also Known As
noble circlet lesser crown ducal headpiece Circlet Crown Tiara
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