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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Speedwell

Flora
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 small wildflower with blue, pink, or white flowers, growing in meadows and roadsides.

Detailed Definition
Speedwell symbolizes female fidelity, good fortune on journeys, and modest beauty in poetry. The name suggests wishing travelers well, giving flowers to those departing. The bright blue flowers create patches of color in grass. In wildflower poetry, speedwell represents overlooked beauties and common flowers deserving attention. The flowers' brief individual life but continuous blooming represents renewal. Poets use speedwell to represent loyal wishes, the small beauties that bless journeys, and flowers whose modesty doesn't diminish their worth or cheerfulness.
Example
Example in poetry:
Speedwell's tiny blue flowers represent fidelity, travel blessings, and wayside grace; In farewell poetry, speedwell (Veronica) symbolizes good wishes for journey; The flowers' delicate blue adds rare color to lawn and path-edge poetry; Bird's-eye speedwell's name evokes aerial perspective and miniature beauty; In turf poetry, speedwell represents persistent wild beauty competing with grass monoculture; The plant's rapid spread creates metaphors for plants that establish enthusiastically
Additional Notes
Speedwell, sometimes called “bird’s-eye,” bears tiny sky-blue flowers that open briefly, suggesting ephemerality. Traditionally associated with good luck for travellers, it may symbolise safe passage or fleeting joy. Its modest size encourages close observation in nature poetry.
Also Known As
Veronica Bird’s-Eye
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