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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.

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


1084

Religion

Founding of the Carthusian Order

What happened

The Carthusian Order was founded in 1084 by Bruno of Cologne, emphasizing a life of strict solitude, silence, and contemplation. Known for their ascetic lifestyle, Carthusians sought to deepen their relationship with God through prayer and meditation. The establishment of this order contributed to the diversity of monastic life in medieval Christianity, highlighting the importance of individual spiritual practice and the pursuit of holiness in a communal setting.

Literary impact

The founding of the Carthusian Order in 1084 promoted mystical introspection and solitude, inspiring contemplative poetry in later religious verse. Poets such as John of the Cross drew on these themes, exploring the depths of spiritual experience and the quest for divine connection.

Source: Wikipedia

Poets alive in 1084

0 poets

No musicalized poets on V2Melody were alive in this year according to our catalog.

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