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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starboard

Nautical
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

Starboard refers to the right side of a ship or boat when facing forward.

Detailed Definition
In Nautical terminology, starboard is one of the two primary directional references used on vessels, the other being port, which denotes the left side. Understanding these terms is crucial for navigation and safety at sea, as they help to avoid confusion when giving directions. The term starboard originates from the Old English word "styrbord," which means the side of the ship where the steering oar was located, highlighting its historical significance in maritime practices.
Example
Example in poetry:
In the poem "The Rime of the Ancient Mariner" by Samuel Taylor Coleridge, the mariner describes the ship's journey, using Nautical terms like starboard to evoke a vivid sense of direction and movement: "And now the ship is anchored, starboard side to the shore."
Additional Notes
Starboard is often confused with port, which can lead to navigational errors. To remember the difference, note that "port" has four letters, just like the left side of the ship. The term is also significant in maritime law and safety protocols. Etymologically, "starboard" comes from the Old English "styr," meaning "to steer," and "bord," meaning "side." Related terms include "bow" (the front of the ship) and "stern" (the back of the ship).
Also Known As
right
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