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.

I want a simpler life, without the hassle of being online. The work of maintaining a server, the monitoring, and the residual obligations that come with keeping a site alive no longer fit the life I 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



Saint Louis

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

13th-century King of France, crusader, and model of Christian kingship, patron of the Third Order of St. Francis.

Detailed Definition
Saint Louis embodies just rule and piety. Poets celebrate his architectural legacy and crusading zeal in medieval royal verse.
Example
Example in poetry:
Saint Louis's crusading zeal and just kingship are celebrated in medieval royal verse as model Christian ruler and architectural patron.; Poets use his life in poems exploring piety, justice, and the Third Order of St. Francis.; In French historical lyrics, he embodies saintly governance amid holy war.; A poet could reference his captivity in verses on royal suffering and faith.; His legacy features in odes to Gothic cathedrals and charitable rule.
Additional Notes
Saint Louis IX of France (1214-1270), crusader king and model of justice, built Sainte-Chapelle and supported the poor; patron of the Third Order of St. Francis. Poets celebrate his pious rule in royal or architectural verse. Tip: contrast crusade zeal with domestic holiness; related to other saint-kings, he inspires just governance themes.
Also Known As
Louis IX of France St. Louis Saint Louis IX
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