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


1999

Culture Technology

Stainless Steel Kitchen Appliances Line

What happened

In 1999, major manufacturers like GE introduced full lines of stainless steel kitchen appliances, marking a significant trend in home design and consumer preferences. The sleek, modern aesthetic of stainless steel appealed to homeowners and reflected a shift towards contemporary kitchen styles. This development also highlighted the growing importance of durability and hygiene in kitchen appliances, influencing consumer purchasing decisions.

Literary impact

The introduction of stainless steel kitchen appliances in 1999 reflected modernism and consumer aesthetics, influencing late 20th-century poetry. Poets began to explore themes of domesticity and the intersection of technology and daily life, using the imagery of sleek appliances to comment on contemporary living.

Source: Wikipedia

Poets alive in 1999

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