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


1649

Event dated 30 January 1649

War Geopolitics

Execution of Charles I

Poet involved

What happened

The execution of Charles I in 1649 was a watershed moment in English history, leading to the establishment of the Commonwealth under Oliver Cromwell. This event marked the culmination of the English Civil War and represented a radical shift in governance, as it challenged the divine right of kings and introduced republican ideals. The execution had profound implications for the monarchy and the future of parliamentary democracy in England.

Literary impact

The execution of Charles I in 1649 inspired John Milton's prose and poetry, particularly his defense of republicanism and liberty. Milton's works, such as 'Areopagitica,' reflected the tumult of the Civil War, using the event to explore themes of power, justice, and the role of the individual in society.

Source: Wikipedia

Poets alive in 1649

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