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



2000

Event dated 2000–2010

Global Cyber Policing Units Established

What happened

In 2000, the establishment of global cyber policing units marked a significant response to the rising threat of cybercrime and online security issues. Nations recognized the need for specialized forces to combat the complexities of digital crime, leading to international cooperation and resource sharing. This development reflects the growing importance of cybersecurity in protecting national and global interests in the digital age.

Literary impact

The establishment of global cyber policing units in 2000 shaped net poetry that explores themes of virtual freedom versus control. Poets began to reflect on the implications of surveillance and digital identity in their works, highlighting the tension between privacy and security in the digital age.

Source: Wikipedia

Poets alive in 2000

3 poets

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