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


1930

Event dated 13 July 1930

Culture Other

First FIFA World Cup

What happened

The first FIFA World Cup took place in 1930 in Uruguay, marking a significant milestone in the history of international sports. Organized by FIFA, this inaugural tournament featured 13 teams and culminated in a victory for the host nation, Uruguay. The event not only showcased the growing popularity of soccer but also established a tradition of international competition that would unite nations and foster a global sporting culture.

Literary impact

The first FIFA World Cup established football as a global cultural phenomenon, inspiring poets like Pablo Neruda to celebrate the sport's impact on identity and community. This event prompted a wave of sports poetry that captured the passion and unity of fans worldwide.

Source: Wikipedia

Poets alive in 1930

181 poets

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