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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Tylwyth Teg

Folklore
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

Welsh fairy folk, beautiful but dangerous, who steal children or lure humans

Detailed Definition
Tylwyth Teg inhabit lakes and hills, demanding respect. In poetry, they symbolize the allure of the otherworld, the fragility of boundaries, and the persistence of Celtic identity, often used in romantic or nationalist contexts.
Example
Example in poetry:
Tylwyth Teg, Welsh fairies, appear in enchantment poetry: "Tylwyth Teg dance in moonlit rings—step inside, and time is lost"; Poets use them to explore otherworldliness: "Their beauty blinds, their music binds—Tylwyth Teg steal careless souls"; In cautionary tales, they reward kindness: "Leave milk by oak, and they’ll bless crops—Tylwyth Teg honor gentle hearts"; Their ambiguity reflects Celtic mystery: "Not good, not evil—Tylwyth Teg live by rules we can’t discern"
Additional Notes
Tylwyth Teg: The “Fair Family” in Welsh folklore—beautiful, diminutive fairies who live in lakes or hills, abducting humans or bestowing gifts. Governed by strict taboos (e.g., never thank them). In poetry, they symbolize otherworldly beauty, cultural preservation, and the peril of enchantment. Useful in Celtic revival or bilingual verse; contrast with Irish Aos Sí for regional fairy distinctions.
Also Known As
Fair Folk Welsh fairies Tylwyth Teg Fairy
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