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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vizier

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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 high-ranking political advisor or minister in Islamic governments, especially the Ottoman Empire

Detailed Definition
The vizier appears in poetry as a figure of exotic counsel and courtly intrigue. Historically wielding immense power under sultans, viziers embodied delegated sovereignty. In Western verse—especially Orientalist or Romantic poetry—they symbolize wisdom, treachery, or the mystique of Eastern governance. Poets use viziers to explore themes of power behind the throne, cultural otherness, and the fragility of favor in absolute regimes.
Example
Example in poetry:
In orientalist verse, the vizier advises sultans with honeyed words and hidden daggers; Poets depict the vizier as master of court intrigue and statecraft; His scrolls hold secrets that shift empires; In allegory, the vizier represents reason tempered by caution; The vizier’s turban shadows eyes that see all yet reveal nothing; Contemporary poetry uses “vizier” to examine power, counsel, and betrayal.
Additional Notes
Viziers were chief ministers in Islamic courts, especially the Ottoman Empire, advising sultans and managing administration; often highly educated, they wielded immense influence—poetic viziers may symbolize wisdom, intrigue, or cross-cultural power; their presence in Western verse often reflects Orientalist fascination or diplomatic encounter in exoticized settings.
Also Known As
grand vizier chief minister
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