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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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Glera

Viniculture
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

Glera is the primary grape variety used in Prosecco, formerly known as Prosecco grape.

Detailed Definition
Glera brings Venetian lightness and modern identity to verse. Its renaming reflects evolving traditions and marketing influences. Poets may use it to explore themes of rebranding, the fluidity of identity, or the tension between heritage and commerce. It symbolizes adaptability, the shedding of old labels, and the celebration of regional specificity in a globalized world.
Example
Example in poetry:
Glera was the grape behind Prosecco, and the poet called it the green apple of the Veneto's hills; He wrote of Glera as the workhorse of fizz, a pale berry that gives a floral, pear-scented foam; In her travel poem, Glera was the vine that climbs the Conegliano slopes, its clusters glowing in the autumn light; The poet compared Glera to the blank verse of the region—unpretentious, fluid, and pleasantly persistent; She called it the singing grape, whose high acidity carries the bubbles like a soprano's trill
Additional Notes
Glera is the name officially adopted in 2009 for the grape variety formerly known as Prosecco, and it is the primary variety used in the production of Prosecco, Italy's famous sparkling wine, characterized by its green apple, pear, white peach, and floral aromas, with a light, refreshing character; this variety is grown predominantly in the Veneto and Friuli-Venezia Giulia regions, where the Prosecco DOC and the higher-quality Conegliano-Valdobbiadene Prosecco Superiore DOCG are produced, and it is typically vinified using the Charmat method (tank fermentation) to preserve its fresh, fruity character; in poetry, Glera's name change from a place-name to a varietal name invites reflections on identity, evolution, and the balance between tradition and modern labeling, and it is an excellent example of how grape names can reflect their region's history and pride.
Also Known As
Prosecco grape Venetian sparkling light varietal
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