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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dean't

Archaic Terms
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

Dean't is an archaic Yorkshire dialect contraction meaning "do not" or "don't."

Detailed Definition
In archaic dialect poetry, "dean't" serves as a phonetic rendering of the negative imperative, capturing the rhythms and sounds of Northern English speech to create immediacy and cultural specificity. It appears in direct address, pleas, or warnings, infusing lines with colloquial urgency and emotional intimacy. Its significance lies in preserving oral traditions and regional voices often marginalized in standard literary English. Important nuances include its role in maintaining meter and rhyme in dialect verse while evoking authenticity in folk narratives or laments.
Example
Example in poetry:
From F. W. Moorman's "Telling The Bees": "Oh! dean't let us fend for oursels alone." The term delivers a heartfelt plea to the bees, using dialect to heighten the speaker's vulnerability and connection to tradition.
Additional Notes
Historical context or origin: Characteristic of Yorkshire and broader Northern dialects, reflecting phonetic evolution in spoken English preserved in 19th- and early 20th-century poetry. Related terms or variations: Equivalent to "divvent" in Geordie or standard "don't"; spellings vary to capture pronunciation (dean't, dinnat). Common usage tips or pitfalls to avoid: Employ for authentic voice in regional poems; over-reliance without glossing can hinder readability for non-dialect audiences. Cross-references to similar or contrasting terms: Similar to other contractions like "tha" (thou) or "mun" (must); contrasts with formal negations for a more intimate tone. Etymology if relevant: Phonetic contraction of "do not," with "dea-" reflecting dialect vowel shifts.
Also Known As
don't do not
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