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



2010

Event dated 2005–2020

Expansion of Suppressor Use in Military Special Operations

What happened

In 2010, the integration of suppressors into military special operations became standard practice, enhancing stealth capabilities for many special forces rifles. This development was significant as it allowed for quieter operations, reducing the risk of detection during missions. The use of suppressors reflects broader trends in military technology aimed at increasing operational effectiveness while minimizing collateral damage. The standardization of this equipment has implications for tactics and strategies in modern warfare.

Literary impact

The expansion of suppressor use in military special operations since 2010 has emphasized the theme of silent operations in contemporary literature and poetry. Poets have begun to explore the moral complexities of warfare, using the metaphor of silence to reflect on the hidden costs of conflict.

Source: Wikipedia

Poets alive in 2010

3 poets

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