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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Moon Rabbit

Folklore
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

The Moon Rabbit is a figure in East Asian folklore, pounding the elixir of immortality or rice cakes on the moon's surface, companion to Chang'e.

Detailed Definition
Legends of sacrifice or compassion explain its celestial presence across Chinese, Japanese, and Korean tales. In poetry, the Moon Rabbit symbolizes selfless service, eternal labor under moonlight, innocence in divinity, and cross-cultural lunar companionship, inspiring imagery of diligent magic and quiet devotion.
Example
Example in poetry:
Moon Rabbit in global folklore poetry: 'Moon Rabbit, whether pounding elixir or simply companion, hops through verses as symbol of sacrifice, cleverness, and immortality.'; Poets blend traditions: 'The Moon Rabbit's diligent work under the tree inspires persistence in crafting lines that may outlast the maker.'; A cross-cultural image: 'Moon Rabbit leaps from Asian tales to universal night, carrying messages of resilience and quiet contribution.'; Moon Rabbit for humility: 'Its small form against the vast moon teaches that even modest efforts, repeated, create something greater and lasting.'; Legendary charm: 'Spotting the Moon Rabbit in the maria invites playful imagery and wonder into otherwise serious poetic endeavors.'
Additional Notes
The Moon Rabbit, East Asian figure pounding elixir or cakes on the moon's surface, symbolizes sacrifice, cleverness, and immortality across Chinese, Japanese, and other variants; its diligent image grounds mythic poetry in humble persistence.
Also Known As
Jade Rabbit
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