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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Gravity Well

Astronomy
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 region in space where a massive object creates a strong gravitational field, trapping matter and light; in poetry, it symbolizes inescapable attraction, cosmic depth, and the pull of destiny or despair.

Detailed Definition
A gravity well is a conceptual model that describes the gravitational field surrounding a massive object, illustrating how objects are drawn toward it. In poetry, gravity wells can symbolize the forces that pull us into relationships, experiences, and emotions, reflecting on the complexities of attachment and the struggles of escape. This imagery invites poets to explore themes of desire, connection, and the weight of existence, illustrating how the gravitational pull of love, loss, and longing shapes our journeys through life.
Example
Example in poetry:
In the depths of the gravity well, I feel your pull; The stars above seem distant, yet your heart is near; Like a comet caught in orbit, I am drawn to you; Love, a force unyielding, bending space and time.
Additional Notes
Gravity wells are essential concepts in understanding gravitational forces in space. They illustrate how massive objects, like planets or stars, create a "well" in the fabric of spacetime, affecting the motion of other objects nearby. The deeper the well, the stronger the gravitational pull. This concept is crucial for understanding orbits, escape velocity, and the behavior of objects in space. Related terms include escape velocity and gravitational field strength, which help explain how objects interact within these wells.
Also Known As
Gravitational Well
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