A quiet notice V2Melody closes at midnight on , Spanish time.

A note from Richard

V2Melody will close at midnight on 31 December 2026

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.

After the death of my mother, 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.

My wife and I are simplifying our days. The server, the monitoring, and the residual obligations that come with keeping a site alive no longer fit the quieter life we want.

Until midnight on 31 December 2026, Spanish time, everything remains available exactly as it is. After that, the server will be switched off and the site will disappear.

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

Gyron

Heraldic Terms
Pronunciation

Understanding ARPABET Pronunciation

Want to hear it? Click the Listen button to hear the browser speak the word using text-to-speech!

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

In heraldry, a triangular charge radiating from the center of a shield, typically formed by dividing the field diagonally into eight parts.

Detailed Definition
Gyron refers to a wedge-shaped charge symbolizing movement or division. In poetry, it can represent fragmentation, direction, or dynamic forces within a narrative or character structure.
Example
Example in poetry:
The gyron, a triangular slice of the shield, held a secret motto in its point; “Gyron of memory,” the elegy located the past in a single sharp corner; The poet divided his life into gyrons—childhood, love, loss, art; On the shield, the gyron sable suggested a hidden sorrow in the lineage.
Additional Notes
Gyron is a single triangular segment of a gyronny field, typically occupying the dexter chief; it is rare as a standalone charge; in poetry, gyrons suggest division, piecemeal inheritance, or fragmented identity; understanding gyronny patterns helps decode complex familial or territorial claims.
Also Known As
Giron
Skip to main content