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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



1748

Event dated 25 November 1748

Isaac Watts' Final Years

Poet involved

What happened

In 1748, Isaac Watts passed away in Stoke Newington, London, after a life marked by literary and theological contributions. His final years were spent in relative seclusion, yet his mind remained active as he continued to write and reflect on his faith. His death marked the end of an era in English hymnody and literature.

Literary impact

Watts' passing left a significant void in the world of hymn writing, but his legacy endured through his extensive body of work. His hymns and theological writings continued to inspire and shape the worship practices of countless congregations, ensuring that his influence would be felt long after his death.

Source: Wikipedia

Poets alive in 1748

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