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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

Home › Glossary › Letter N

necktie

Apparel
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

A long strip of fabric worn around the neck, tied in a knot at the throat, a staple of formal and professional attire, appearing in poetry as a symbol of conformity, restraint, and the masculine office.

Detailed Definition
The necktie is one of the most ubiquitous modern garments for men, and its poetic treatment often focuses on its constriction—the "noose" of the office or the "leash" of social expectation. Poets describe its pattern, its silk shine, and the careful knot that can take minutes to perfect. In love poetry, a necktie given as a gift can be a touchstone of memory, its colors chosen by the beloved. In work poetry, the necktie is the uniform of the white-collar worker, its loosening at the end of the day a moment of relief. The act of straightening another person's tie is a gesture of care or intimacy. In satirical verse, the necktie can be mocked as a superfluous accessory, an emblem of bourgeois absurdity.
Example
Example in poetry:
"The necktie's silk knot was a perfect triangle, a geometry of conformity"; "He loosened his necktie and the day's work fell away"; "The necktie, patterned with tiny anchors, was his only gesture toward the sea"; "She straightened his necktie and kissed his cheek, a daily benediction"; "The necktie hung from the doorknob like a noose of the office"; "He chose the red necktie for courage, though the meeting was only a formality"
Additional Notes
The necktie is one of the most ubiquitous modern garments for men, and its poetic treatment often focuses on its constriction—the "noose" of the office or the "leash" of social expectation. Poets describe its pattern, its silk shine, and the careful knot that can take minutes to perfect. In love poetry, a necktie given as a gift can be a touchstone of memory, its colors chosen by the beloved. In work poetry, the necktie is the uniform of the white-collar worker, its loosening at the end of the day a moment of relief. The act of straightening another person's tie is a gesture of care or intimacy. In satirical verse, the necktie can be mocked as a superfluous accessory, an emblem of bourgeois absurdity. Related terms include cravat, ascot, and bow tie. Students should note the necktie's role as a symbol of conformity, professionalism, and male social performance.
Also Known As
cravat long tie formal neck band
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