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.

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


1136

Religion Culture

Hospital of St Cross Founded

What happened

In 1136, Henry of Blois founded the Hospital of St Cross near Winchester, aimed at supporting poor men and providing hospitality to travelers. This institution is one of the oldest charitable foundations in England, reflecting the medieval commitment to care for the needy. The establishment of such hospitals marked an important development in the evolution of social welfare and charitable practices in medieval society.

Literary impact

The founding of the Hospital of St Cross in 1136 reflects medieval charity and care, forming part of the social landscape behind English devotional verse. Poets of the time, such as William Langland, incorporated themes of charity and pilgrimage into their works, emphasizing the moral obligations of society.

Source: Wikipedia

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