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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Feverishness

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 state resembling fever, marked by restlessness, heat, and agitation. In poetry it often symbolises intense excitement or anxious emotional energy.

Detailed Definition
Feverishness refers to symptoms associated with fever, including restlessness, warmth, and heightened sensitivity. Even when not linked to actual illness, the term describes a condition of nervous agitation. Poets frequently use feverish imagery to represent emotional intensity, especially states of excitement, anxiety, or passionate anticipation. The comparison between emotional agitation and the burning heat of fever provides a vivid metaphor for experiences that disturb the body’s natural calm.
Example
Example in poetry:
The feverishness of his eyes revealed his anxiety; Poets describe the feverishness of a restless night; There was a feverishness to the pace of the city; She touched his forehead to check for feverishness; The feverishness of the crowd grew before the riot; He wrote with a feverishness that consumed his energy.
Additional Notes
Feverishness describes a state resembling fever marked by restlessness and agitation. In poetry it often represents heightened excitement or nervous anticipation. A feverish mind may race with thoughts, passions, or anxieties. The term also conveys urgency and instability. Poets sometimes use feverish imagery to describe social upheaval, creative inspiration, or emotional turmoil that spreads rapidly through individuals or communities.
Also Known As
Febrility Slight Fever Feverish State
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