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



1942

Event dated 16 October 1942

Planned Parenthood Federation Founded

What happened

The Planned Parenthood Federation was founded in 1942 by Margaret Sanger and other advocates for reproductive health, aiming to expand access to family planning services across the United States. This organization played a crucial role in advocating for women's rights and reproductive health education, significantly impacting public policy and healthcare. Its establishment marked a pivotal moment in the fight for reproductive rights, influencing future movements and legislation surrounding women's health.

Literary impact

The French Revolutionary Divorce Law of 1792 inspired revolutionary and Romantic poets such as William Wordsworth and Lord Byron to explore themes of personal freedom and passion. Their works reflect the shifting societal norms and the quest for individual rights during a time of upheaval.

Source: Wikipedia

Poets alive in 1942

122 poets

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