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

Salwar

Apparel
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

Loose trousers gathered at the ankles, worn in South Asian dress.

Detailed Definition
Salwar refers to loose trousers, often pleated or gathered near the waist and narrowing toward the ankles, worn with a tunic or coordinating ensemble. Its generous fabric supports sitting, walking, and movement while retaining a formal identity. In verse, folds of salwar can hold dust from a road, the scent of spice, or the quiet dignity of work. The garment makes cultural belonging visible through everyday ease.
Example
Example in poetry:
The traveler wrapped a warm salwar beneath her long tunic before dawn; In the poem, the loose salwar gives the speaker room to walk through dust and distance; A cotton salwar dries quickly beside the village well; The poet describes the salwar as practical clothing that still carries grace
Additional Notes
Salwar refers to loose trousers gathered at or near the ankles, commonly worn with a kameez, kurta, or other South Asian tunic. The relaxed cut supports comfortable movement. Salwar styles range from moderately loose to very full, while the complete outfit is often called a salwar kameez.
Also Known As
Salwar Pants Shalwar
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