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 S

Sadhu

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 Hindu holy person or ascetic who has renounced worldly life to pursue spiritual goals, often wandering or living in ashrams.

Detailed Definition
Sadhus—marked by saffron robes, matted hair, or ash—embody detachment and the search for truth. They belong to various orders (like Shaiva or Vaishnava) and may practice yoga, meditation, or devotion. In poetry, sadhus appear as wise wanderers, eccentric saints, or silent sages whose presence radiates peace. Poets use them to contrast worldly ambition with spiritual freedom, showing that true wealth lies in inner stillness and surrender to the divine will.
Example
Example in poetry:
In a renunciant poem, sādhu is “the wanderer whose only home is the sky”; A modern verse: “The sādhu’s ochre robe isn’t costume—it’s surrender made visible”; A minimalist lyric: “Sādhu: freedom with a begging bowl”; A student’s reflection: “He owns nothing—but radiates abundance.”
Additional Notes
A Sadhu is a Hindu ascetic or renunciant (Sannyasi) who has renounced all material possessions and social ties to focus entirely on achieving Moksha (liberation). They are often wandering mendicants, easily identified by their ochre robes. They dedicate their lives to meditation, study of scriptures, and devotion. They represent the ideal of spiritual pursuit over worldly ambition and are often revered for their wisdom and detachment.
Also Known As
Sannyasi Sanyasi Ascetic Yogi
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