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.

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



1227

Establishment of the Mongol Empire's Postal System

What happened

In 1227, the Mongol Empire established an extensive postal system known as the Yam, which facilitated communication across vast distances. This system connected regions from Mongolia to Persia, enabling rapid relay of information and orders. The efficiency of the Yam played a crucial role in the administration of the empire and influenced trade routes, which would later inspire literary works reflecting the interconnectedness of cultures.

Literary impact

The establishment of the Yam allowed for the swift dissemination of poetry and stories across the empire, influencing poets like Jami and Rumi, who drew on diverse cultural themes. The interconnectedness fostered by the postal system contributed to the development of narrative styles and poetic forms that transcended regional boundaries, enriching the literary landscape of the time.

Source: Wikipedia

Poets alive in 1227

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