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.

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


1161

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The Development of Chivalric Codes

What happened

The development of chivalric codes continued to evolve in 1161, shaping the ideals of knighthood and courtly behavior in medieval Europe. These codes emphasized virtues such as bravery, honor, and loyalty, influencing the social and cultural fabric of the time. The rise of chivalry had a profound impact on literature, particularly in the realm of romance and epic poetry.

Literary impact

Chivalric ideals inspired poets like Chrétien de Troyes, who incorporated themes of love, honor, and adventure into his works. The exploration of these themes in poetry contributed to the development of the romance genre, shaping the narrative structures and character archetypes that would dominate medieval literature.

Source: Wikipedia

Poets alive in 1161

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