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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Epilepsy

Medical 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

A neurological disorder marked by recurring seizures. In poetry it can symbolise sudden loss of control or mysterious disturbances of the mind.

Detailed Definition
Epilepsy has been recognised since ancient times as a condition involving sudden seizures and altered consciousness. Historically it was surrounded by misunderstanding and superstition, sometimes viewed as divine or demonic influence. These associations gave the condition a powerful symbolic presence in literature. Poets occasionally invoke epilepsy to depict abrupt disruptions of normal life or to evoke mysterious forces affecting the human mind. The unpredictable nature of seizures mirrors themes of instability and the limits of human control.
Example
Example in poetry:
The character suffered from epilepsy since childhood; Poets historically misunderstood epilepsy as a sacred fit; She managed her epilepsy with careful medication and rest; The fall caused by epilepsy was sudden and frightening; Epilepsy was once called the falling sickness in verse; The poem explores the stigma surrounding epilepsy.
Additional Notes
Epilepsy is a neurological disorder characterised by recurring seizures. In older literature it was often misunderstood and sometimes associated with divine visions or madness. Poets may use epilepsy symbolically to describe sudden loss of control or overwhelming bodily force. The dramatic physical movements of seizures can mirror emotional intensity or spiritual crisis. Modern readers should recognise the historical context, as earlier interpretations often carried stigma or mystical associations.
Also Known As
Falling Sickness Epileptic Disorder
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