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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

Salvo

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 salvo is the simultaneous or coordinated firing of multiple weapons, often artillery or naval guns.

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Detailed Definition
The salvo's coordinated, thunderous release of firepower creates a striking image of concentrated destructive force in poetry, often used to convey both the awesome power and terrifying suddenness of military bombardment. Poets employ the salvo to capture moments of climactic violence within battle narratives, its synchronized nature emphasizing the mechanized precision underlying modern warfare's capacity for devastating, simultaneous destruction across a wide target area.
Example
Example in poetry:
A poem might describe a coordinated salvo of naval guns firing simultaneously across open water; Poets use "salvo" to capture concentrated, climactic bursts of destructive military force; A verse could contrast the salvo's disciplined, synchronized firing with its overwhelming violent effect; The term appears in poetry punctuating battle narratives with moments of intense, focused action; A poem might depict the aftermath following a devastating salvo, silence replacing thunderous noise; Historical war poetry sometimes uses salvos to emphasize modern warfare's mechanized precision.
Additional Notes
A salvo is the simultaneous or coordinated firing of multiple weapons, often artillery or naval guns. A salvo concentrates firepower on a target, increasing the chance of a hit. It is a dramatic and destructive act. In poetry, the salvo represents the eruption of violence, the sound of massed power. Related terms include volley, barrage, and broadside. The naval salvo, with its coordinated firing and impact, has a unique intensity. The term also refers to a "salvo of missiles," indicating a coordinated attack. The image of a salvo is one of overwhelming force.
Also Known As
Volley Barrage Fusillade Broadside Round Cannonade
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