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


1066

Event dated 14 October 1066

War Culture

Norman Conquest of England

What happened

The Norman Conquest of England in 1066 was a watershed moment in British history, as William the Conqueror defeated Harold Godwinson at the Battle of Hastings. This victory not only established Norman rule in England but also brought significant cultural and political changes, including the introduction of the feudal system and the influence of Norman French on the English language. The conquest reshaped English society and governance, leaving a lasting legacy that continues to be felt today.

Literary impact

The Norman Conquest of England merged Anglo-Saxon and French poetic traditions, leading to the development of Middle English poetry. Poets like Geoffrey Chaucer utilized this hybridization to explore themes of identity and cultural change, shaping the evolution of English literature.

Source: Wikipedia

Poets alive in 1066

0 poets

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