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

Home › Glossary › Letter P

Paralysis

Medical Terms
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

Loss of voluntary movement in part or all of the body due to nerve damage or disease. In poetry it may symbolise helplessness, fear, or emotional stagnation.

Detailed Definition
Paralysis occurs when nerves or muscles fail to function properly, leaving parts of the body unable to move. Historically it was both feared and mysterious, as many causes were poorly understood. In literature paralysis often represents more than physical immobility. Poets use the condition as a metaphor for emotional or social stagnation, depicting individuals or communities unable to act despite urgent circumstances. The image powerfully conveys the feeling of being trapped within one’s own limitations.
Example
Example in poetry:
The stroke left him with partial paralysis; Poets use paralysis to describe inability to act; She fought against the paralysis of fear; The nation faced a political paralysis during the crisis; He described the paralysis of the frozen limbs; Paralysis is a loss of muscle function in the body.
Additional Notes
Paralysis refers to loss of movement caused by nerve damage. In poetry the condition frequently symbolises helplessness or inability to act. Characters may feel paralysed by fear, grief, or indecision. The metaphor emphasises emotional or psychological immobilisation.
Also Known As
Loss of Movement Paralytic Condition
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