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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Fright

Psychology
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

Fright: A psychological response of sudden, intense fear, often triggered by perceived immediate danger, characterized by a fight-or-flight adrenaline rush and a sensation of being startled or terrorized.

Detailed Definition
Fright in poetry strikes through sudden noises, flashes, or visceral imagery—a snake, a gunshot, a ghost. Poets use it to jolt readers, creating shock and suspense. It appears in Gothic ballads, war narratives, and horror verse, where physical reaction (heart racing, freezing) is rendered. Fright is momentary but can cascade into lasting dread, making it a potent tool for turning points and revelations in dramatic poetry.
Example
Example in poetry:
Fright in "Sonnet XII" by Fernando Pessoa describes a "frighted user of a night-road"; "Fire Fright" depicts a man screaming in pain as fire spreads; "Fright and fear" lists goblins, witches, and ghosts; Saroj Padhi's "Fright" speaks of "blinding waves of terror, torment and fright"; "Fright" by Valter Van D describes shadows dancing and demons in the trees; The poem "The Beast of Fright" portrays fright as a shapeless beast.
Additional Notes
Fright in poetry strikes through sudden noises, flashes, or visceral imagery—a snake, a gunshot, a ghost—creating shock and suspense. Poets use it to jolt readers, often in Gothic ballads, war narratives, and horror verse. In teaching, distinguish fright from fear: fright is sudden and immediate, while fear is more sustained. Fright is momentary but can cascade into lasting dread, making it a potent tool for turning points and revelations. Students should analyze how poets use onomatopoeia, short lines, and abrupt shifts to create the shock of fright.
Also Known As
Fear scare terror shock alarm Panic
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