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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 R

Raider

Military
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 raider is a soldier or force conducting a sudden, often destructive incursion into enemy territory.

Detailed Definition
The raider embodies warfare's swift, opportunistic violence, striking quickly before retreating rather than engaging in prolonged confrontation. Poets use raider imagery to evoke themes of sudden loss and vulnerability, particularly in historical and legendary contexts where raiding parties, such as Viking raiders in Old English and Norse poetry, brought terror and destruction to unsuspecting coastal communities, the raider's speed and unpredictability heightening the sense of violated security.
Example
Example in poetry:
A poem might depict Viking raiders descending upon a coastal village, their swift assault bringing sudden terror; Poets use "raider" to evoke opportunistic violence that strikes quickly before retreating; A verse could contrast the raider's speed with the settled community's shattered sense of security; The term appears in Old English and Norse-influenced poetry documenting historical coastal raids; A poem might describe survivors recounting a raider's attack with lingering dread; Historical poetry sometimes uses raiders to heighten themes of vulnerability and violated peace.
Additional Notes
A raider is a soldier or force conducting a sudden, often destructive incursion into enemy territory. Raiders are typically light, fast units, striking deep behind enemy lines to hit supply depots, communication centers, or headquarters. They operate with speed and surprise, withdrawing quickly to avoid counterattack. In poetry, the raider embodies the aggressive, daring spirit of warfare, the warrior who takes the fight to the enemy. Related terms include commando, partisan, and marauder. The raid's success depends on intelligence and audacity, making it a favorite subject for military adventure narratives. The raider's actions can have strategic effects disproportionate to their size.
Also Known As
Marauder Attacker Commando Pillager Forager Striker
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