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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 W

wrapper

Apparel
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 loose, open-fronted gown or dressing gown, worn by both sexes in the 18th and 19th centuries for informal wear, appearing in poetry as a marker of domestic comfort and relaxed intimacy.

Detailed Definition
The wrapper was a staple of morning attire, often made of quilted silk, chintz, or wool, and its description in poetry signals a scene of informal domestic life. Unlike the structured outer garments of the day, the wrapper allowed for ease of movement and was often worn at breakfast or during leisure hours. Poets use the wrapper to create a contrast between public formality and private authenticity—a character in a wrapper is more likely to speak frankly or reveal their true emotions. In sentimental poetry, a woman in a wrapper tending to her children or sewing by the fire embodies the virtues of home. Its open front also makes it a garment of quick donning, suitable for answering the door or comforting a crying child, thus linking it to the spontaneous, unguarded moments of family life.
Example
Example in poetry:
"Her wrapper of floral chintz was the costume of a morning at home"; "He tied his wrapper and settled into the armchair with his book"; "The wrapper's loose folds draped her like a Roman matron in repose"; "She shrugged off her wrapper and faced the day's demands"; "The wrapper, faded by many washings, held the scent of lavender"; "He wore his wrapper to the window and watched the fog lift from the garden"
Additional Notes
The wrapper was a staple of morning attire in the 18th and 19th centuries, often made of quilted silk, chintz, or wool, and its description in poetry signals a scene of informal domestic life. Unlike the structured outer garments of the day, the wrapper allowed for ease of movement and was often worn at breakfast or during leisure hours, making it a garment of authenticity and relaxation. Poets use the wrapper to create a contrast between public formality and private authenticity—a character in a wrapper is more likely to speak frankly or reveal their true emotions. In sentimental poetry, a woman in a wrapper tending to her children or sewing by the fire embodies the virtues of home. Its open front also makes it a garment of quick donning, suitable for answering the door or comforting a crying child. Related terms include dressing gown, robe, and peignoir. Students should note the wrapper's association with domestic privacy and its role as a marker of unguarded, intimate moments in contrast to public attire.
Also Known As
loose robe dressing gown informal garment
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