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 J

joust

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

A formal combat between two knights on horseback using lances, typically part of a medieval tournament; symbolizes chivalry and heroic rivalry.

Detailed Definition
Jousting was a central feature of medieval pageantry and martial culture, often celebrated in romance literature and epic poetry. In poetic contexts, “joust” serves as a resonant symbol of honor, bravery, and the conflict between noble ideals or opposing forces. Its archaic flavor lends gravitas and historical texture to verse, especially when evoking Arthurian legend or allegorical battles between virtue and vice, making it a favored term in elevated or nostalgic poetic diction.
Example
Example in poetry:
They jousted for her hand beneath spring’s green boughs; The dream jousted with truth in his weary mind; In thought, he jousted ‘gainst his father’s ghost; The knights jousted till sunset stained the field
Additional Notes
“Joust” denotes formal knightly combat with lances, symbolizing chivalry, honor, and heroic rivalry. In poetry, it evokes Arthurian legend, courtly virtue, or allegorical battles between good and evil. Its archaic flavor lends gravitas to elevated diction, especially in Romantic or medievalist verse. Related terms include “tilt,” “combat,” and “duel,” but “joust” uniquely specifies mounted, ritualized conflict with ceremonial rules—ideal for themes of structured honor or doomed idealism.
Also Known As
jousting tilt
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