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.

I want a simpler life, without the hassle of being online. The work of maintaining a server, the monitoring, and the residual obligations that come with keeping a site alive no longer fit the life I want.

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.

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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Whitsun

Time And Calendar
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

The British name for Pentecost, observed fifty days after Easter. It is associated with the Holy Spirit, spring ceremonies, and communal celebration.

Detailed Definition
Whitsun, also called Pentecost, occurs fifty days after Easter and commemorates the descent of the Holy Spirit upon the apostles. In British literary and folk tradition, it may evoke white clothing, parish processions, fairs, and late-spring brightness. Poets can use Whitsun to bring together sacred inspiration and public festivity, or to contrast communal ritual with private isolation. Its timing in the growing season supports images of breath, flame, blossom, and awakening speech.
Example
Example in poetry:
At Whitsun, the village poem gathers families, dresses, flowers, and church bells; Philip Larkin’s “The Whitsun Weddings” uses a train journey on Whitsun Saturday to observe newly married couples and social change; A poet can use Whitsun, or Pentecost, to evoke wind, flame, speech, and inspiration; “Whitsun wind worried the banners into tongues of fire” draws on Pentecost imagery
Additional Notes
Whitsun is especially common in British cultural references. It may evoke village fêtes, Morris dancing, processions, and communal customs as well as Pentecost’s spiritual meaning.
Other Meanings of “Whitsun”
Also Known As
Pentecost Whit Sunday
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