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


1918

Event dated 11 November 1918

War

Armistice of Compiègne

Poet involved

What happened

The Armistice of Compiègne, signed on November 11, 1918, marked the end of hostilities on the Western Front in World War I. This agreement was a pivotal moment in history, signaling the cessation of a devastating conflict that had resulted in immense loss of life and widespread destruction. The armistice set the stage for subsequent peace negotiations and the eventual Treaty of Versailles. Its signing is commemorated annually as Armistice Day, reflecting its significance in the collective memory of nations involved.

Literary impact

The Armistice of Compiègne in 1918 marked the end of fighting in World War I but left deep scars, fueling postwar poetry that grappled with loss and shattered illusions. Poets like Wilfred Owen and T.S. Eliot captured the trauma of war, reflecting on its lasting impact on society.

Source: Wikipedia

Poets alive in 1918

218 poets

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