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 F

Fuamnach

Mythology
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

First wife of Midir, who transformed Étaín into a fly out of jealousy

Detailed Definition
Fuamnach used powerful magic to exile her rival, showing the dark side of druidic power. She represents destructive envy and the misuse of supernatural gifts. Poets invoke Fuamnach to explore the psychology of jealousy, the consequences of obsession, and the tragic cycles set in motion by wounded pride.
Example
Example in poetry:
Fuamnach is the first wife of Midir and a sorceress who envies Étaín; She uses magic to transform Étaín into a fly and drive her into exile; Fuamnach represents jealousy, magical power, and destructive femininity; Poets reference Fuamnach to explore the dark side of love and rivalry; Her eventual death at Midir’s hands shows the cost of vengeance; She embodies the dangerous potential of unchecked emotion.
Additional Notes
Fuamnach is the first wife of Midir and a sorceress who transforms Étaín into a fly out of jealousy. Her magic drives Étaín into centuries of exile. Students should analyze Fuamnach as a symbol of destructive emotion and the dark side of love. Her eventual death at Midir’s hands shows the cost of vengeance. Poets reference Fuamnach to explore rivalry, magical power, and the consequences of unchecked jealousy—especially in works about female conflict or the shadow aspects of femininity.
Also Known As
Fuamnach the Jealous The Envious Sorceress First Wife of Midir The Exiler of Étaín
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