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 G

glowworm

Fauna
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 glowworm is the luminescent larva or adult of certain beetles, emitting a cold, greenish light in dark, damp places, symbolizing small hope, hidden beauty, and the quiet illumination that shines in the deepest shadows.

Detailed Definition
The glowworm's fragile, intermittent light has enchanted poets as a metaphor for the spark of inspiration, the trace of the divine in the mundane, or the faint but persistent love that endures in darkness. Its presence in caves, woods, and beside streams creates a magical, understated atmosphere. Poets use the glowworm to evoke the stillness of the summer night, the dew on the grass, and the tender, almost miraculous spectacle of life generating its own radiance, a tiny star fallen to earth.
Example
Example in poetry:
William Lisle Bowles's "Glow-Worm" asks: "Oh, what is this which shines so bright, And in the lonely place Hangs out his small green lamp at night".; Charlotte Smith's sonnet describes the glow-worm as a "brilliant" light.; The glow-worm can symbolize small hope in darkness.; Its light is often compared to a lamp.; The insect's presence evokes wonder.
Additional Notes
The glowworm's small, greenish light in dark, damp places makes it a powerful symbol for faint hope, hidden beauty, and the quiet illumination that persists in the deepest shadows. In Romantic poetry, the glowworm often appears as a figure of the solitary, the overlooked, and the patiently shining soul. Its light is not bright or spectacular but gentle and intermittent, representing the small, persistent sparks of inspiration that guide us through darkness. When writing, consider the glowworm's association with the night and the natural world's ability to generate its own radiance. The glowworm can also represent the inner light of the artist or the scholar, working in obscurity but producing a quiet, steady glow.
Also Known As
luminous insect nocturnal lantern fairy light
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