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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grammercy

Archaic 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

An exclamation expressing gratitude, meaning "great thanks" or "many thanks"; also used to express surprise or emphasis.

Detailed Definition
"Grammercy" derives from Old French "grant merci," literally "great thanks," and entered English as a courteous expression of gratitude or surprise. Medieval and Renaissance poets employed it to evoke chivalric courtesy and refined manners, particularly in romances and courtly dialogues. The term's French origin lent it sophistication appropriate to aristocratic characters and elevated contexts. Beyond simple thanks, "grammercy" could express emphatic affirmation or pleased surprise, giving it versatility in dramatic and poetic discourse. Its archaic quality made it valuable for creating pseudo-medieval atmospheres in later poetry seeking to recreate or honor earlier literary traditions. The word's melodious sound and associations with courtly culture enhanced its appeal for poets crafting elegant or nostalgic verse.
Example
Example in poetry:
Grammercy for thy kindness and hospitality!; "Grammercy, gentle knight, thou hast saved me"; Grammercy expresses great thanks in archaic speech; The rescued maiden said grammercy to her champion; Grammercy is derived from French grand merci; Medieval speakers used grammercy for emphasis
Additional Notes
Grammercy appears in medieval and Renaissance literature as exclamation of gratitude or surprise, combining "grand merci" (great thanks). The term's French origin gives it courtly associations, distinguishing it from Anglo-Saxon "thank you." Appears in chivalric contexts and courtly dialogue. Related to "mercy" etymologically. Essential for analyzing French influence on English, courtly vocabulary, and how social register affects gratitude expression. Medieval texts use it when characters acknowledge significant favors or express elaborate thanks appropriate to courtly culture. Useful for discussing linguistic class markers, how Romance vocabulary signals sophistication versus Germanic simplicity, and the performance of gratitude in hierarchical societies. The term's obsolescence reflects the decline of courtly French influence on English polite expression.
Also Known As
thanks gratitude many thanks
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