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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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The Grail Hermitage

Arthurian Legend
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 secluded holy refuge where a Grail guardian, hermit, or wounded king receives pilgrims.

Detailed Definition
The Grail Hermitage is a place where the adventurous road becomes an inward journey. Its chapel, cell, or forest clearing may shelter a keeper of sacred history and offer a knight counsel before the next trial. Poets can use the hermitage as an image of retreat, penance, and listening. Unlike Camelot’s public splendor, it values silence and humility, suggesting that the deepest knowledge of the realm is preserved beyond courts and battlefields.
Example
Example in poetry:
A poet may set a solitary encounter in a Grail Hermitage, where an old keeper explains the cost of the quest; The Grail Hermitage can represent a pause between worldly adventure and spiritual understanding; In a poem, the hermitage’s silence may be contrasted with the noise of Arthur’s court; A modern poet could transform the Grail Hermitage into a small refuge where the wounded and forgotten are welcomed
Additional Notes
The Grail Hermitage is a secluded religious refuge connected with a hermit, Grail guardian, wounded king, or visiting knight. It provides a pause from warfare and courtly display, allowing counsel, confession, healing, or interpretation. The setting often marks a transition from worldly adventure to spiritual testing. Related concepts include pilgrimage, solitude, sanctuary, repentance, and the wise hermit.
Also Known As
The Grail Sanctuary The Chalice Retreat The Sacred Refuge
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