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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


1756

Culture

Publication of 'The Flowers of the Forest'

Poet involved

What happened

In 1756, Jean Elliot's poignant poem 'The Flowers of the Forest' was published, capturing the sorrow of loss and the impact of the Jacobite uprisings on Scottish society. The poem, which laments the fallen soldiers of the Battle of Flodden, reflects her deep connection to her homeland and its tumultuous history. It quickly became a staple of Scottish literature and is still celebrated for its emotional depth and lyrical beauty.

Literary impact

'The Flowers of the Forest' established Jean Elliot as a significant voice in Scottish poetry. Its themes of loss and remembrance resonated with the collective memory of her people, and the poem's enduring popularity highlights her ability to articulate the grief of a nation. This work remains a testament to her skill in blending personal emotion with broader historical narratives.

Source: Wikipedia

Poets alive in 1756

37 poets

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