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 19 January in poetry and history

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

610 poets with calendar dates · 6,535 events with calendar dates in the catalogue

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2 birthdays · 3 death anniversaries · 3 world events on 19 January

Birthdays

Death anniversaries

World events on this day

  • 19 January 1547

    Execution

    Henry Howard was executed on January 19, 1547, under charges of treason, a tragic end to his life and career. His execution was a direct result of the political intrigues of the Tudor court, where even noble blood could not shield one from the king's wrath.

    Event 1547

  • 19 January 1942

    Valéry's Cantate du Narcisse is premiered in Marseille

    On 19 January 1942, La Cantate du Narcisse, using Valéry's text and music by Germaine Tailleferre, was premiered in Marseille by the Orchestre de la Radio under Jean Giardino. The work grew from Valéry's continuing interest in the Narcissus myth. Its performance extended his poetry into a major collaborative musical form.

    Event 1942

  • 19 January 2011

    Shinmoedake Eruption

    In 2011, the Shinmoedake volcano, part of Japan's Kirishima volcanic group located in Kagoshima Prefecture, erupted dramatically, sending ash plumes high into the atmosphere and affecting air quality and visibility across the Kyushu region. The eruption began on January 19 and was characterized by explosive activity, leading to the evacuation of nearby residents and the disruption of air travel. This event highlighted the ongoing volcanic activity in Japan, a country situated on the Pacific Ring of Fire, and underscored the importance of monitoring volcanic activity for public safety.

    Event 2011
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