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 E

Esau

Biblical
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 elder twin of Jacob in Genesis who impulsively traded his birthright for a bowl of stew, symbolizing shortsightedness and reversal.

Detailed Definition
Hairy and impulsive, Esau despised his inheritance, later reconciling with Jacob. His descendants became the Edomites. In poetry, Esau embodies impulsivity, the tragedy of undervaluing spiritual legacy, and the possibility of forgiveness across deep wounds.
Example
Example in poetry:
In John Milton’s "Paradise Lost," Esau’s loss of birthright (Genesis 25) illustrates the cost of impulsive desire; In Elizabeth Barrett Browning’s "Aurora Leigh," Esau symbolizes the natural man who scorns spiritual inheritance; In William Cowper’s hymns, Esau’s tears (Hebrews 12:17) warn against irrevocable choices; In George Herbert’s "The Church-porch," Esau’s hunger contrasts with Jacob’s cunning faith; In John Keble’s "Lyra Innocentium," Esau represents the tragic figure of rejected privilege; In Christina Rossetti’s "Goblin Market," Esau’s stew prefigures the seduction of immediate gratification.
Additional Notes
Esau: Twin brother of Jacob; sells birthright for stew, loses blessing through deception (Genesis 25–27). Later reconciles with Jacob (Genesis 33). In poetry, Esau embodies impulsive desire, the tragedy of undervaluing sacred inheritance, and the complexity of forgiveness. His redness (“Edom”), hunting prowess, and hairy body offer vivid imagery. Avoid caricature—his tears (Heb 12:17) reveal deep loss. Useful for poems on rivalry, reconciliation, or the cost of momentary choices.
Also Known As
Esau father of Edom Esau the Hairy Edom
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