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 M

Mysterious triplet

Form
Pronunciation

Understanding ARPABET Pronunciation

Want to hear it? Click the Listen button to hear the browser speak the word using text-to-speech!

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 three-line stanza that contains elements of mystery, ambiguity, or hidden meaning

Detailed Definition
Mysterious triplet is a three-line stanza containing elements of mystery, enigma, or deliberate ambiguity that resist easy interpretation or clear resolution. While maintaining basic coherence, the mysterious triplet withholds certain meanings, suggests multiple possible interpretations, or creates an atmosphere of uncertainty and intrigue. The mystery may arise from cryptic imagery, paradoxical statements, suggestive but incomplete narratives, or meanings that seem intentionally elusive. This form embraces poetry's capacity for productive ambiguity, creating tercets that engage readers in interpretive work while potentially maintaining irreducible mystery. Mysterious triplets appear in riddle traditions, mystical verse, and experimental poetry exploring uncertainty.
Example
Example in poetry:
Emily Dickinson’s “I heard a Fly buzz—when I died—” ends with mysterious triplet: “With Blue—uncertain stumbling Buzz”; Sylvia Plath’s “Daddy” uses mysterious triplet: “Daddy, daddy, you bastard, I’m through”; Contemporary poet Terrance Hayes uses mysterious triplet in “American Sonnet”: “I lock you in an American sonnet”; John Donne’s “The Sun Rising” uses mysterious triplet: “She’s all states, and all princes, I”; W.B. Yeats’ “The Second Coming” ends with mysterious triplet: “slouches towards Bethlehem”; Lucille Clifton’s “won’t you celebrate with me” uses mysterious triplet: “come celebrate / with me / that I’m alive.”
Additional Notes
Mysterious triplet uses a three-line stanza to pose an enigma or evoke the uncanny—relies on ambiguity, symbol, or incomplete revelation to intrigue the reader.
Also Known As
Enigmatic tercet Obscure three-line stanza Cryptic triplet Cryptic tercet
Skip to main content