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 28 November 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 · 1 death anniversary · 2 world events on 28 November

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World events on this day

  • 28 November 1660

    Founding of the Royal Society

    The founding of the Royal Society in 1660 in London marked a pivotal moment in the history of science and intellectual inquiry. Established to promote scientific research and empirical observation, the Society became a leading institution for the advancement of knowledge through experimentation and collaboration. Its founding members included prominent scientists and thinkers who laid the groundwork for modern scientific methods. The Royal Society's influence extended beyond Britain, shaping the development of scientific communities worldwide and fostering a culture of inquiry.

    Event 1660

  • 28 November 1943

    Tehran Conference

    The Tehran Conference, held from November 28 to December 1, 1943, marked a pivotal moment in World War II as it brought together the leaders of the Allied powers: President Franklin D. Roosevelt, Prime Minister Winston Churchill, and Premier Joseph Stalin. This meeting aimed to coordinate military strategy against Nazi Germany and discuss the post-war order in Europe. The agreements made at Tehran laid the groundwork for future Allied cooperation and significantly influenced the course of the war.

    Event 1943
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