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 25 September 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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1 birthday · 1 death anniversary · 4 world events on 25 September

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World events on this day

  • 25 September 1914

    May Sinclair serves with the Motor Field Ambulance Corps in Belgium

    From 25 September to 13 October 1914, May Sinclair served with the Motor Field Ambulance Corps on the Belgian front. The chronology records her personal participation in wartime ambulance service in Belgium. This was a direct experience of the war rather than merely an intellectual or political response to it.

    Event 1914

  • 25 September 1513

    Vasco Núñez de Balboa sights the Pacific Ocean

    In 1513, Spanish explorer Vasco Núñez de Balboa made history by crossing the Isthmus of Panama, becoming the first European to sight the Pacific Ocean from the New World. This monumental achievement not only expanded European geographical knowledge but also paved the way for further exploration and eventual colonization of the Pacific coast. Balboa's claim of the ocean for Spain marked a significant moment in the Age of Exploration, as it opened new routes for trade and conquest.

    Event 1513

  • 25 September 1555

    The Peace of Augsburg

    The Peace of Augsburg, signed in 1555, was a pivotal treaty that allowed rulers within the Holy Roman Empire to choose between Catholicism and Lutheranism. This agreement marked a significant moment in the Protestant Reformation, as it acknowledged the religious divisions within the empire and aimed to bring an end to the conflicts that had arisen from them. The treaty established the principle of 'cuius regio, eius religio,' meaning that the religion of the ruler dictated the religion of the ruled, influencing European religious and political landscapes.

    Event 1555

  • 25 September 1915

    Battle of Loos

    The Battle of Loos, fought from September 25 to October 8, 1915, marked a significant British offensive during World War I, notable for the first large-scale use of gas warfare. The battle aimed to relieve pressure on French forces and break through German lines, but it resulted in heavy casualties and limited territorial gains. The use of gas introduced a new and horrifying dimension to warfare, raising ethical questions about its use. The battle exemplifies the brutal realities of trench warfare and the evolving nature of military conflict.

    Event 1915
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