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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Paraclete

World Religion
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 term for the Holy Spirit in Christianity, meaning "advocate," "comforter," or "helper."

Detailed Definition
The Paraclete (from Greek 'parakletos') is promised by Jesus in the Gospel of John to guide, teach, and empower believers after his ascension. It represents the abiding, comforting, and interceding presence of God within the faithful. In poetry, the Paraclete is invoked as a source of inner strength, divine inspiration, and consolation in times of grief or doubt. It symbolizes the intimate, indwelling spirit that bridges the gap between humanity and the divine, a companion on the spiritual journey.
Example
Example in poetry:
In Christian poetry, the Paraclete (Holy Spirit) comforts and guides: “Wind and fire—Paraclete breathes courage into fear”; In mystical verse, Paraclete is inner teacher: “Silent voice—Paraclete writes truth on my heart”; In contemporary spirituality, Paraclete is advocate: “When words fail, Paraclete speaks for the silenced”; Poets describe Paraclete as presence: “Not distant deity—Paraclete, companion in the storm.”
Additional Notes
Paraclete (Greek: paraklētos) in John’s Gospel describes the Holy Spirit as advocate, comforter, and teacher; this relational understanding of Spirit counters abstract notions of divinity; in poetry, the Paraclete appears as inner voice, wind, or fire—guiding, grieving with, and empowering the faithful in their solitude and struggle.
Also Known As
Holy Spirit Comforter Advocate
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