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.

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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Werewolf

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

Human who transforms into a wolf, often during full moons, in European tradition

Detailed Definition
Werewolves embody the beast within and societal fears of violence. In poetry, they symbolize duality, repression, and the loss of control, frequently appearing in gothic, romantic, or psychological verse.
Example
Example in poetry:
Werewolf, lunar beast, haunts transformation poetry: "Moon swells, bones crack—man becomes wolf, heart unchanged"; Poets use it to explore duality: "His hands are claws, but tears still fall—werewolf’s pain is human-deep"; In psychological verse, it symbolizes rage: "Full moon or stress—werewolf wakes when control slips away"; Its curse inspires pathos: "Chained each month, he mourns the kills—werewolf’s prison is his skin"
Additional Notes
Werewolf: Humans who transform into wolves, found in European folklore (e.g., French loup-garou), often cursed or voluntary. Symbolizes bestiality, duality, and the loss of control. In poetry, useful for exploring identity crisis, violence, or lunar cycles. Avoid Hollywood tropes—folkloric werewolves were often tragic figures; contrast with Native skinwalkers for ethical distinctions in transformation lore.
Also Known As
Lycanthrope Loup-garou
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