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

Pot Marigold

Flora
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 hardy annual with orange or yellow daisy-like flowers, also called calendula, used medicinally.

Detailed Definition
Pot marigolds symbolize grief, despair, or sacred affection depending on context. Their bright color contrasts with sorrowful associations. Traditional medicinal uses link them to healing and comfort. In herbal poetry, pot marigolds represent useful beauty and the gardener's pharmacy. Their ability to bloom continuously in cool weather makes them symbols of persistence and cheer despite adversity. The flowers' use in cooking and medicine makes them represent plants serving multiple purposes, beauty that works.
Example
Example in poetry:
Pot marigolds (calendula) with orange or yellow flowers represent healing and herbal medicine; In medieval poetry, Mary's gold connects to devotional verse and religious symbolism; The flowers' use in salves and tinctures appears in poems about traditional remedies; Calendula blooming nearly year-round symbolizes persistence and reliable presence; The edible petals connect ornamental and culinary uses in garden poetry; Pot marigolds' cheerful color provides golden warmth in herb garden verse
Additional Notes
Pot marigold, calendula, differs from tagetes marigolds and is historically tied to medicinal use, skin salves, and kitchen practice. In poetry it can represent humble healing and the gentle competence of domestic knowledge. Its daisy-like form and warm colour allow sun imagery, yet its toughness and long flowering season suggest perseverance. The “pot” element is useful for grounding symbolism in everyday life: not an exotic bloom, but a useful one, grown to be handled, brewed, and applied.
Also Known As
Calendula Garden Marigold Marigold
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