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 3 December 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 · 4 death anniversaries · 6 world events on 3 December

Birthdays

Death anniversaries

World events on this day

  • 3 December 1894

    Death of Robert Louis Stevenson

    Robert Louis Stevenson passed away on December 3, 1894, in Vailima, Samoa, after a long battle with health issues. His death marked the end of a prolific literary career that had a lasting impact on literature and storytelling.

    Event 1894

  • 3 December 1847

    Frederick Douglass Launches 'The North Star' Newspaper

    On December 3, 1847, Frederick Douglass, the most famous African American abolitionist and a former slave, published the first issue of 'The North Star' in Rochester, New York. The newspaper, named after the guiding star that led freedom seekers north, became one of the most influential antislavery publications in the United States. Douglass used the paper to advocate for the immediate abolition of slavery, equal rights for Black people, and women's suffrage, while also critiquing both the colonization movement and the moderate abolitionism of some white allies. 'The North Star' established Douglass as a leading intellectual and editor of the Black press.

    Event 1847

  • 3 December 1967

    First Heart Transplant

    On December 3, 1967, Christiaan Barnard performed the first successful human-to-human heart transplant in Cape Town, South Africa. This groundbreaking surgery pushed the boundaries of surgical possibility and marked a significant milestone in medical history. Barnard's achievement opened new avenues for organ transplantation, transforming cardiac care and offering hope to patients with terminal heart conditions.

    Event 1967

  • 3 December 1973

    Pioneer 10 Jupiter Flyby

    In 1973, NASA's Pioneer 10 spacecraft conducted the first Jupiter flyby, sending back data and images before exiting the solar system. The mission tested deep-space endurance. It expanded knowledge of the outer planets and interstellar space.

    Event 1973

  • 3 December 1992

    First SMS Text Message Sent

    The first SMS text message was sent on December 3, 1992, over a GSM network, marking a revolutionary moment in communication technology. The message, sent by Neil Papworth, simply read 'Merry Christmas,' and it opened the floodgates for mobile texting. This innovation transformed how people communicate, leading to the widespread adoption of texting as a primary form of communication in the digital age.

    Event 1992

  • 3 December 2015

    LISA Pathfinder

    The LISA Pathfinder mission, launched in 2015 by the European Space Agency, was a groundbreaking test of technology for future space-based gravitational wave detection. This mission aimed to demonstrate the feasibility of measuring gravitational waves, which could revolutionize our understanding of the universe. The success of LISA Pathfinder paved the way for future missions that could explore the cosmos in unprecedented ways.

    Event 2015
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