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 T

Tasbih

World Religion
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 form of dhikr involving the recitation of “Subhan Allah” (Glory be to God) 33 times, often using prayer beads (misbaha).

Detailed Definition
Tasbih is a meditative practice emphasizing God’s transcendence and purity. The misbaha’s beads help maintain count, turning repetition into tactile devotion. In poetry, tasbih symbolizes constancy, humility, and the quiet labor of the heart. Poets liken the beads to stars, tears, or seeds—each utterance a small act that cumulatively transforms the soul. The rhythmic clicking becomes a counterpoint to worldly noise, a private liturgy of awe.
Example
Example in poetry:
A devotional poem: “Tasbīḥ is the rosary of praise—Subḥān Allāh, Alḥamdulillāh, Allāhu Akbar”; In a modern verse, “My tasbīḥ isn’t beads—it’s breath counting gratitude”; A minimalist lyric: “Tasbīḥ: repetition as revolution”; A Sufi reflection: “Each tasbīḥ is a drop washing the heart’s mirror.”
Additional Notes
Tasbih refers to the act of glorifying God by repeating phrases like "Subhan Allah" (Glory be to God). It also refers to the prayer beads (Misbaha) used to count these recitations, typically in sets of 33 or 99. This practice is a form of Dhikr (remembrance of God). For poets, the rhythmic, repetitive nature of tasbih can symbolize mindfulness, the weaving of devotion into daily life, and the use of a physical object as an anchor for spiritual focus.
Also Known As
Tasbeeh Subha Prayer Beads
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