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.

The experimental music I am making now is on my Suno profile. Those pieces stay there, and are not added to this 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



1077

Event dated 1070–1077

Completion of the Bayeux Tapestry

What happened

The completion of the Bayeux Tapestry in 1077 marked a significant artistic achievement, depicting the events leading up to the Norman conquest of England. This nearly 70-meter-long embroidered cloth is not only a historical document but also a masterpiece of medieval art. Commissioned likely by Bishop Odo, the tapestry provides invaluable insights into the culture, politics, and warfare of the time.

Literary impact

The completion of the Bayeux Tapestry in 1077 serves as a visual narrative that parallels contemporary epic poetry, illustrating how historical events were mythologized for public consumption. This tapestry influenced the tradition of historical verse chronicles, encouraging poets to weave narratives that blend fact and fiction.

Source: Wikipedia

Poets alive in 1077

0 poets

No musicalized poets on V2Melody were alive in this year according to our catalog.

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