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.

I want a simpler life, without the hassle of being online. The work of maintaining a server, the monitoring, and the residual obligations that come with keeping a site alive no longer fit the life I want.

From 4 November 2026 I will not be adding new poems or musical poems to the 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.

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 K

Keep your chin up

Idiomatic Phrase
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 phrase of encouragement urging someone to stay optimistic and resilient despite difficulties.

Detailed Definition
This physical posture metaphor conveys dignified perseverance. In poetry, it often appears in letters, elegies, or wartime verse as a plea or promise of hope. Poets use it to affirm courage in the face of grief, poverty, or injustice, blending stoicism with tenderness. Its bodily instruction grounds abstract resilience in visible stance, making it a comforting motif in lyrics that honor the quiet strength of holding one’s head high when the world weighs heavy.
Example
Example in poetry:
Grief encouragement: “Keep your chin up, grandma—chemo’s hard, but your smile fights too”; Depression support: “Bad day, yes—but keep your chin up, dawn follows even longest night”; Activist resolve: “Arrested at protest—keep your chin up, movement grows in cells”; Student stress: “Failed midterm—keep your chin up, office hours, rewrite, rise.”
Additional Notes
This physical posture metaphor conveys dignified perseverance. In poetry, it appears in letters, elegies, or wartime verse as a plea or promise of hope. Its bodily instruction grounds abstract resilience in visible stance. Students should note its performative aspect—chin up as social expectation. Related phrases include “keep your spirits up” and “stay strong.” In grief poetry, it offers comfort; in activist verse, it fuels endurance. Avoid implying toxic positivity—pair with acknowledgment of pain: “Bad day, yes—but keep your chin up, dawn follows even longest night.”
Also Known As
Stay cheerful Stay positive
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