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


On 12 January in poetry and history

Poets born or who died on this date, plus historical events that happened on this day across history.

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1 birthday · 2 world events on 12 January

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World events on this day

  • 12 January 2010

    The Great Earthquake of 2010 in Haiti

    On January 12, 2010, a catastrophic earthquake, estimated at magnitude 7.0, struck the capital of Haiti, Port-au-Prince, and the surrounding region. The quake caused widespread destruction, killing an estimated 200,000 people and leaving 1.5 million homeless. The disaster was a major blow to one of the world's poorest countries and exposed its extreme vulnerability to natural hazards. The event led to a massive international humanitarian response and highlighted the challenges of disaster recovery in a fragile state.

    Event 2010

  • 12 January 1817

    Byron's Daughter Allegra Is Born in Bath

    On January 12, 1817, Clara Allegra Byron was born in Bath, England, as the illegitimate daughter of the renowned poet Lord Byron and Claire Clairmont, who was the stepsister of Mary Shelley. Allegra's birth was a significant personal event for Byron, reflecting the complexities of his relationships and the societal norms of the time. Tragically, her life was short, as she died at a young age, but her existence remains a poignant part of Byron's legacy.

    Event 1817
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