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

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mavis

Birds
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

Mavis is an archaic term for a songbird, specifically the thrush, known for its melodious song.

Detailed Definition
The term "mavis" refers to a type of thrush, particularly the song thrush, celebrated for its beautiful and varied song. In poetry, mavis often symbolizes joy, nature, and the beauty of the natural world, as seen in Edward Hovell-Thurlow's poem "The Summer," where the mavis and the nightingale are mentioned together, creating an enchanting atmosphere in the woods. This usage highlights the mavis's role as a harbinger of summer and a voice of nature's splendor.
Example
Example in poetry:
In Edward Hovell-Thurlow's poem "The Summer," the line "The mavis, and the nightingale by turns" illustrates the mavis as a significant figure in the natural landscape, contributing to the soft enchantment of the woods alongside the nightingale, another renowned songbird.
Additional Notes
The term "mavis" has its roots in Middle English, derived from the Old French "mauvis," which itself comes from the Latin "mavis." While it is less commonly used in contemporary language, it evokes a sense of nostalgia and connection to nature in poetry. Related terms include "thrush" and "nightingale," both of which also symbolize beauty and song in literature. When using "mavis," be mindful of its archaic nature, which may not resonate with all audiences today.
Also Known As
Song Thrush Thrush Melodious Thrush Mavis Bird
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