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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


1087

Culture Other

Construction of the Tower of London

What happened

In 1087, the construction of the Tower of London began under the orders of William the Conqueror. Located on the banks of the River Thames in London, this iconic fortress served as a royal palace, prison, and treasury. The Tower's establishment symbolized the power of the Norman kings and became a central figure in English history, influencing literature and poetry through its associations with monarchy and power struggles.

Literary impact

The Tower of London has been a prominent symbol in English literature, inspiring poets like Alfred Lord Tennyson and William Blake, who referenced its historical significance and the themes of tyranny and freedom. The Tower's storied past as a prison and royal residence has permeated English poetry, serving as a backdrop for exploring themes of power, loss, and resilience in the face of oppression.

Source: Wikipedia

Poets alive in 1087

0 poets

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

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