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

tor

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

Tor is an archaic term, primarily in British English poetry and literature, referring to a rocky hill, peak, or prominent outcrop of rock, often evoking wild, rugged landscapes.

Detailed Definition
In the context of archaic terms in poetry, "tor" denotes a steep, rocky hill or a prominent pile of rocks atop a hill, typically used to conjure images of untamed, ancient British or Celtic-inspired terrains such as those found in Dartmoor or the West Country. It adds a layer of geographical specificity and atmospheric depth, lending poems a sense of timelessness, mystery, or sublime natural power. This word thrives in Romantic and later nature poetry, where it helps paint vivid, elemental scenes without modern geographical prose. Its usage often signals elevated or dialectal diction, distinguishing it from everyday words like "hill" or "peak."
Example
Example in poetry:
From Alfred Lord Tennyson's poetry and similar works evoking moorland landscapes: "The wild tor, scarred and bare, / Stood sentinel against the storm-swept sky." (Illustrative; "tor" frequently appears in descriptions of Devon or Yorkshire moors in 19th-century verse to heighten the sense of desolation and endurance.)
Additional Notes
Historical context or origin: Derived from Old English "torr," Old Welsh "twrr" (heap, pile), or related Celtic roots, entering poetic English through regional dialects and gaining literary prominence in works celebrating British landscapes. Related terms or variations: Similar to "crag," "cairn," or "fell"; contrasts with smoother terms like "down" or "knoll." Common usage tips: Employ sparingly in modern poetry to avoid sounding affected; best paired with imagery of wind, stone, and isolation for maximum evocative effect. Etymology: Ultimately linked to concepts of "tower" or prominence (from Latin turris influences in some interpretations), emphasizing verticality and dominance in the terrain.
Also Known As
hill rocky hill peak
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