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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


1979

Event dated 12 June 1979

Exploration Invention

Gossamer Albatross Channel Crossing

What happened

On June 12, 1979, the Gossamer Albatross, a human-powered aircraft, successfully crossed the English Channel, demonstrating the potential of human ingenuity and sustainable flight. Piloted by Bryan Allen, this flight covered 22 miles in just over two hours, showcasing advancements in lightweight materials and aerodynamics. The achievement not only captured the public's imagination but also inspired future innovations in aviation and environmental consciousness regarding energy-efficient transportation.

Literary impact

The Gossamer Albatross's successful crossing of the English Channel in 1979 celebrated human endurance and innovation. This remarkable feat inspired poets to write about the limits of human capability and the beauty of perseverance, often using the imagery of flight as a metaphor for aspiration.

Source: Wikipedia

Poets alive in 1979

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