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

smite

Archaic Terms
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

To strike forcefully; to hit or attack with violence; to inflict harm or punishment; also to affect strongly with emotion or divine judgment, as in "smitten with love."

Detailed Definition
“Smite” conveys violent or righteous impact, common in biblical and epic poetry (“the Lord shall smite them”). It appears in curses, battles, and divine judgments to express power, retribution, or awe. Its strong consonants and monosyllabic punch make it ideal for dramatic verbs. Though rare today, “smite” endures in verse as a symbol of overwhelming force, whether martial, moral, or supernatural.
Example
Example in poetry:
Smite the enemy with thy sword! (strike, hit forcefully); Let thunder smite the wicked down (strike, destroy); God smite me if I lie to thee! (strike, punish); Rise up and smite those who oppress us (strike, attack); His conscience did smite him for his deed (strike with guilt, trouble); Smite the rock and water shall flow forth (strike, hit)
Additional Notes
Smite means to strike forcefully, attack, or afflict—often with divine, righteous, or punitive connotations. Biblical usage dominates: God smites enemies. The past tense is "smote," past participle "smitten." Students must distinguish meanings: smite (strike violently), smitten (struck, but also "in love"). "Smitten with love" reflects the metaphor of love as forceful strike. In epic and biblical poetry, heroes and gods smite foes. The term emphasizes force and often moral judgment—righteous smiting versus neutral hitting. In modern usage, "smitten" (enamored) survives while "smite" (strike) is archaic. Understanding smite's register—elevated, biblical, judgmental—helps interpret its deployment. Compare "strike" (neutral), "smite" (forceful, often righteous), "afflict" (cause suffering). In fantasy literature, smite revives for pseudo-medieval atmosphere. The harsh consonants phonetically reinforce the semantic violence.
Also Known As
smyte strike smyte
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