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 D

Dove

Birds
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 gentle, white bird universally symbolizing peace, love, and the Holy Spirit.

Detailed Definition
The dove’s soft cooing and pure white plumage have made it a timeless emblem of innocence, reconciliation, and divine presence. In biblical, classical, and romantic poetry, it signifies marital fidelity, spiritual ascent, or hope after catastrophe. Its release in ceremonies reinforces its poetic role as a messenger between earth and heaven, often contrasting with darker birds to highlight themes of purity and redemption.
Example
Example in poetry:
In the Song of Solomon, the dove symbolizes devoted love and gentle fidelity; Emily Dickinson writes of “hope” as “the thing with feathers” often interpreted as a dove; In postwar poetry, the white dove represents peace amid ruins and reconciliation; Christian mystics use the dove to signify the Holy Spirit’s descent; Poets contrast the dove’s soft coo with the harsh cries of other birds to highlight innocence.
Additional Notes
The dove is one of the most universal poetic symbols, representing peace, love, purity, and the Holy Spirit (from biblical tradition). Its white plumage, soft cooing, and monogamous habits reinforce associations with innocence and fidelity. In postwar poetry, it becomes a fragile emblem of reconciliation. Contrast it with darker birds (crow, raven) to heighten thematic tension. Related terms: “messenger bird,” “sacrificial offering,” “spiritual ascent.” Note that “dove” and “pigeon” refer to the same family (Columbidae)—color and context determine symbolic use.
Other Meanings of “Dove”
Also Known As
Rock Dove Columba livia Turtle Dove Mourning Dove (context-specific) Pigeon
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