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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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Micro-oxygenation

Viniculture
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

Micro-oxygenation is the controlled addition of small amounts of oxygen to wine during aging.

Detailed Definition
Micro-oxygenation symbolizes precise intervention, breathing, and gradual exposure in verse. It suggests that even sealed systems need air to evolve. Poets use it to explore themes of controlled risk, the balance between protection and openness, or the subtle influences that shape character. It reflects the modern ability to manipulate natural processes with scientific precision.
Example
Example in poetry:
Micro-oxygenation injected tiny bubbles of oxygen, a technique the poet called "the wine's controlled breath"; He wrote of micro-oxygenation as a minute respiration, softening tannins without the cask's vanity; In her technical verse, it was the precise aeration, a measured intimacy with oxygen that mimics oak aging; The poet compared micro-oxygenation to the poet's careful exposure to criticism—small doses that refine without destroying; She called it the science of mimicry, a steel-tank shortcut to a barrel's whisper
Additional Notes
Micro-oxygenation is a modern winemaking technique in which small, measured doses of oxygen are introduced to wine during aging, mimicking the slow, controlled oxidation that occurs naturally in wooden barrels, with the goal of stabilizing color, softening tannins, and improving mouthfeel without the expense and effort of barrel aging; this technique requires precise equipment and monitoring to avoid over-oxidation, and it has become a valuable tool for winemakers seeking to craft polished, approachable red wines more quickly; in poetry, micro-oxygenation serves as a metaphor for the careful, incremental introduction of new perspectives or small inspirations that gradually transform a work-in-progress, avoiding the risk of abrupt change that might ruin the whole, much like a poet receives feedback in small doses over many revisions.
Also Known As
controlled breathing tannin softening barrel mimic
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