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

Home › Glossary › Letter C

Cosmic Web

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 large-scale structure of the universe, consisting of galaxies and dark matter.

Detailed Definition
The cosmic web is the large-scale structure of the universe, composed of galaxies, dark matter, and intergalactic gas, forming a vast network of interconnected filaments. In poetry, the cosmic web can symbolize the interconnectedness of all existence, the intricate relationships that bind us together, and the beauty of complexity in the universe. This imagery invites exploration of themes related to unity, diversity, and the ways in which our individual stories contribute to the larger narrative of life, encouraging poets to reflect on the cosmic forces that shape our experiences and connections.
Example
Example in poetry:
In the vast expanse of the cosmic web, threads of galaxies intertwine like dreams; The poet sees connections in the stars, weaving stories of light and shadow; Each galaxy a bead on the necklace of the universe, strung together by invisible forces; In the cosmic web, we find our place, a speck of dust in the grand design.
Additional Notes
The Cosmic Web illustrates the large-scale structure of the universe, consisting of galaxies, dark matter, and the vast voids between them. This structure is often visualized as a network of filaments, with galaxies located at the intersections. Understanding the Cosmic Web helps astronomers study the distribution of matter in the universe and the evolution of cosmic structures over time. Related concepts include dark energy and galaxy clusters, which play significant roles in shaping this web-like structure.
Also Known As
Large-Scale Structure Galactic Filament
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