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

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Saint Quirinus

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

Various early martyrs; often associated with protection against epilepsy or as Roman soldier saint.

Detailed Definition
Saint Quirinus, an early Christian martyr whose legends emphasize steadfast confession of faith amid Roman persecution, provides a model in poetry for narratives of unwavering conviction, endurance under trial, the power of witness, and the triumph of spirit over physical suffering. Poets incorporate his hagiography to highlight themes of religious liberty, courageous testimony, communal memory of the persecuted, and the inspirational quality of ancient sainthood, crafting verses that bridge historical distance with universal calls to integrity and hope in the face of adversity.
Example
Example in poetry:
Saint Quirinus's steadfast confession legends emphasize perseverance in persecution narratives and protection themes.; Poets use his various early martyr stories in verses on epilepsy safeguards and soldier faith.; In hagiographic poetry, he represents anonymous yet powerful witness.; A poet could invoke him in protective lyrics for health afflictions.; His cult inspires regional poems on hidden Roman-era saints.
Additional Notes
Saint Quirinus, associated with various early martyrs, often linked to epilepsy protection or soldier faith. Poets reference him in protective or confession narratives. Tip: use for health affliction or steadfastness motifs; variants allow flexible application in early martyr poetry.
Also Known As
Quirinus of Rome St. Quirinus
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