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.

After the death of my mother, 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.

My wife and I are simplifying our days. The server, the monitoring, and the residual obligations that come with keeping a site alive no longer fit the quieter life we want.

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.

Thank you to anyone who found a poem, a track, or a quiet moment here.

The pleasure was in the making.

Richard

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Saint Catherine Labouré

Saints
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

19th-century French nun who received the vision of the Miraculous Medal.

Detailed Definition
Saint Catherine Labouré experienced apparitions of the Virgin Mary instructing the creation of the Miraculous Medal. In poetry, she embodies humble obedience and Marian mediation. Poets reference her in devotional lyrics on sacramentals and hidden vocations. Her story inspires verses on the power of simple faith to channel grace in modern contexts of doubt and secularism.
Example
Example in poetry:
Saint Catherine of Bologna's treatise and art appear in Renaissance poetry on creative mysticism and spiritual combat.; Poets use Saint Catherine of Bologna in ekphrastic or contemplative verse to symbolize the integration of visual art with inner discipline.; A sequence might explore her Poor Clare enclosure and visions.; Students could imitate her Seven Spiritual Weapons in didactic lyrics.; Her legacy enriches themes of feminine creativity and disciplined holiness in 15th-century Italian poetry.
Additional Notes
Saint Catherine Labouré (1806–1876), a French Daughter of Charity, received the 1830 vision instructing the creation of the Miraculous Medal, which has been credited with countless healings. In poetry, she embodies humble obedience and Marian mediation through simple faith. Usage tip: use the medal's imagery in devotional lyrics on sacramentals or hidden vocations; related to other Marian visionaries like Bernadette, she inspires modern verse on grace channeled through ordinary souls amid 19th-century secularism.
Also Known As
Catherine Labouré Zoe Labouré St. Catherine Labouré
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