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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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Sheogue

Mythology
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 Sheogue is a mythical figure from Irish folklore, often associated with fairies or supernatural beings.

Detailed Definition
In Irish mythology, a Sheogue is typically depicted as a fairy or a spirit, often involved in enchanting or guiding humans. The term reflects the rich tradition of fairy lore in Ireland, where such beings are believed to possess magical powers and can influence the lives of mortals. In the poem, the mention of a Sheogue suggests a connection to the mystical and the unknown, as the speaker contemplates their journey and the potential for magical encounters.
Example
Example in poetry:
He may be a Sheogue in graithing of gold, Or a graybeard who tarries for young maids and old from Irish folklore; Yeats-inspired: "The Sheogue dances under moonlight, luring mortals with fairy gold"; contemporary: "Modern Sheogue whispers in urban legends of hidden realms"; educational: "Sheogue as Irish fairy or elf in Celtic mythological verse"; "Beware the Sheogue's mischievous graithing that enchants the heart"; "Sheogue tales blend wonder and warning in 19th-c. revival poetry."
Additional Notes
The term 'Sheogue' appears in the context of a fairy prince, highlighting its mythological significance.; Found in the poem, A Song of the Road by Nora Hopper Chesson
Also Known As
Irish fairy little spirit Sheogue sprite Celtic imp
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