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


2009

Event dated 14 May 2009

Technology Science

Planck CMB Satellite

What happened

In 2009, the European Space Agency launched the Planck satellite, which aimed to refine measurements of the cosmic microwave background (CMB) radiation. This mission provided unprecedented data on the universe's early moments, helping to improve our understanding of its age, composition, and evolution. The Planck satellite's findings played a crucial role in confirming the Big Bang theory and advancing cosmological models. This event marked a significant achievement in space science and our quest to understand the cosmos.

Literary impact

The launch of the Planck CMB satellite in 2009 provided precise data about the early universe, which influenced literary narratives around the Big Bang. Poets like Tracy K. Smith explored these scientific themes in her work, merging cosmic inquiry with personal reflection.

Source: Wikipedia

Poets alive in 2009

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