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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.

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

Paul Revere

Historical Figure
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

American silversmith and patriot (1735–1818) famous for his “midnight ride” warning of British troops before Lexington and Concord.

Detailed Definition
Revere embodies Revolutionary alertness and citizen heroism. In Longfellow’s poem “Paul Revere’s Ride,” he becomes a mythic figure of American independence. Poets use him to celebrate vigilance, patriotism, the power of individual action in history, and the romanticization of national founding moments.
Example
Example in poetry:
Henry Wadsworth Longfellow's "Paul Revere's Ride" mythologizes Paul Revere as the vigilant patriot whose midnight warning sparks the American Revolution.; Poets use him to symbolize citizen heroism, alertness, and individual action shaping national destiny.; A poet could invoke Paul Revere to celebrate the romantic power of one rider's journey in forging independence.; In American verse, he represents the fusion of everyday craft (silversmith) with revolutionary courage.; Poets draw on his ride to meditate on vigilance, communication, and the dramatization of founding moments.; Revere enriches poetry on patriotism and the mythic elevation of historical actors.
Additional Notes
Paul Revere functions in American poetry as the archetype of citizen vigilance and individual action shaping history. His “midnight ride” warning of British troops before Lexington and Concord, immortalized by Longfellow, symbolizes revolutionary alertness. Usage tip: employ the ride’s rhythm and urgency for narrative momentum; contrast mythic portrayal with historical silversmith reality to examine legend-making. In verse he represents patriotism and the power of one person’s journey. Related concepts include the American Revolution and Romantic nationalism. Students benefit from exploring how poetry elevates everyday figures into national icons, making Revere ideal for meditations on founding myths, communication, and the dramatization of independence. His story continues to inspire reflections on courage and collective memory.
Also Known As
midnight rider revolutionary messenger silversmith patriot
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