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 L

Loígde

Mythology
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

An early Irish people or legendary figure associated with sovereignty

Detailed Definition
The Loígde claimed descent from the god Lugh and held kingship in Munster. They represent ancestral legitimacy and regional power. Poets reference the Loígde to evoke the deep roots of Irish dynasties, the sacred contract between land and ruler, and the persistence of mythic lineage in historical identity.
Example
Example in poetry:
Loígde is a term referring to a people or poetic lineage in early Ireland; The Corcu Loígde were a historical group claiming descent from the goddess Danand; Poets of the Loígde tradition contributed to early Irish literature; The name appears in genealogical and praise poetry; Poets reference Loígde to assert regional identity and mythic ancestry; It represents the intersection of tribal history and poetic heritage.
Additional Notes
Loígde refers to the Corcu Loígde, a historical people of southwest Ireland claiming descent from the goddess Danand. They produced early poets and appear in praise poetry. Students should understand Loígde as an example of how tribal identity is mythologized through divine ancestry. The term appears in genealogical and regional verse, linking place, lineage, and poetic heritage. Poets reference Loígde to assert local identity or to explore the intersection of historical groups with mythic frameworks in national narratives.
Also Known As
Loígde of Corcu Loígde The Poetic Lineage The Southern Tribe The Danann Descendants
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