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 30 December 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 · 4 world events on 30 December

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World events on this day

  • 30 December 1947

    First Flight of the Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-15

    The Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-15, a Soviet jet fighter, first flew on December 30, 1947. It was one of the first successful swept-wing fighters and outperformed many American aircraft during the Korean War. The MiG-15 became a symbol of Soviet technological capability and was a key player in the early Cold War air conflicts.

    Event 1947

  • 30 December 1865

    Rudyard Kipling Born

    In 1865, Rudyard Kipling was born in Bombay, India, during the height of British colonial rule. The future Nobel Prize-winning author and poet drew deeply from Indian culture, landscapes, and imperial experiences in works like "The Jungle Book" and "If—." His writings captured the complexities of empire, adventure, and human nature, becoming influential in English literature while sparking debates about colonialism that resonate in poetry education today.

    Event 1865

  • 30 December 1903

    The Iroquois Theatre Fire and Development of Public Liability Insurance

    The Iroquois Theatre fire in Chicago on 30 December 1903 killed over 600 people — the deadliest single-building fire in American history — triggering new building codes and the growth of public liability insurance for places of public assembly.

    Event 1903

  • 30 December 2022

    French Baguette Cultural Recognition

    In 2022, UNESCO inscribed the French baguette on its Intangible Cultural Heritage list, recognizing its cultural significance in daily life, craftsmanship, and social rituals. The long, crusty bread embodies French gastronomic tradition and community. This recognition celebrates living heritage, paralleling efforts to preserve poetic and oral traditions globally.

    Event 2022
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