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



2023

Event dated 1 July 2023

Euclid Dark Energy Mission Launch

What happened

The launch of the ESA Euclid telescope in 2023 marked a pivotal moment in the field of cosmology, as it was designed to investigate the mysteries of dark energy and dark matter. With its advanced technology, Euclid aims to map the geometry of the dark universe with unprecedented precision, helping scientists understand the forces that govern the expansion of the universe. This mission is crucial for addressing fundamental questions about the nature of the cosmos and could lead to groundbreaking discoveries that reshape our understanding of physics. The data collected by Euclid will be instrumental in guiding future research in astrophysics.

Literary impact

The launch of the Euclid Dark Energy Mission in 2023 targets the enigmatic components of the universe, inspiring poets to engage with existential themes. This mission encourages reflections on humanity's quest for understanding, as seen in the works of contemporary poets grappling with the unknown.

Source: Wikipedia

Poets alive in 2023

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