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 H

harbor

Nautical
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 sheltered body of water along a coast, deep enough for ships to anchor and protected from storms.

Detailed Definition
The harbor is the sailor's ultimate earthly goal, the safe embrace of civilization after the wilderness of the sea. In poetry, it symbolizes home, security, and the end of all wandering. The harbor is the mother's arms, the city's gateway, the place of rest and replenishment. Poets contrast the harbor's tranquil waters with the violent deep, using it to discuss the human need for belonging and the difficulties of settling down after a life of motion. The harbor's lights, visible from far off, are a beacon of hope, and its entrance—often narrow and treacherous—represents the final challenge before safety.
Example
Example in poetry:
The harbor in poetry is the sailor’s ultimate earthly goal, the safe embrace of civilization after the wilderness of the sea.; It symbolizes home, security, and the end of all wandering.; Poets contrast the harbor’s tranquil waters with the violent deep, using it to discuss the human need for belonging.; The harbor’s lights, visible from far off, are a beacon of hope.; Its entrance—often narrow and treacherous—represents the final challenge before safety.; The harbor is the mother’s arms, the city’s gateway, the place of rest and replenishment.
Additional Notes
The harbor is the sailor's ultimate goal, the embodiment of home, security, and civilization after the trials of the open sea. In poetry, it is a profound symbol of refuge, belonging, and the end of all wandering. The harbor is presented as a mother's arms, the city's welcoming gateway, and the place of rest and replenishment. Poets contrast the harbor's sheltered, tranquil waters with the violent, chaotic deep, using it to explore the human need for connection and the difficulties of settling down after a life of motion. The harbor's entrance is often narrow and treacherous, representing the final challenge before safety, and its welcoming lights, visible from far off, are a beacon of hope for the weary voyager.
Also Known As
Port haven roadstead dock mooring
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