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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


155

Event dated 23 February 155

Religion Culture

Polycarp of Smyrna Martyred

What happened

In 155 AD, Bishop Polycarp of Smyrna was martyred by being burned at the stake for refusing to renounce his faith in Christ and swear allegiance to the emperor. His steadfastness in the face of persecution made him a significant figure in early Christianity, symbolizing the struggle for religious freedom. Polycarp's martyrdom was documented by early Christians, contributing to the development of Christian hagiography. His legacy continues to inspire believers and is commemorated in various Christian traditions.

Literary impact

The martyrdom of Polycarp of Smyrna in 155 became a model for Christian literature, influencing poetic depictions of serene faith amid persecution. His story inspired later poets to explore themes of sacrifice and devotion, enriching the spiritual dimensions of their works.

Source: Wikipedia

Poets alive in 155

0 poets

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