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.

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 4 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 · 4 death anniversaries · 4 world events on 4 January

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Death anniversaries

World events on this day

  • 4 January 1642

    Attempted Arrest of the Five Members

    Charles I entered the House of Commons at Westminster on 4 January 1642 intending to arrest five leading members and Lord Mandeville. The accused had already escaped into the City of London. The unprecedented intrusion destroyed remaining confidence in the king's willingness to respect parliamentary privilege.

    Event 1642

  • 4 January 1924

    Death of Manmohan Ghose

    Manmohan Ghose passed away on January 4, 1924, in Calcutta, India. His death marked the end of a life dedicated to poetry and cultural exploration. Despite his relatively low profile compared to his brother, Sri Aurobindo, Ghose's contributions to Indian English literature remain significant and continue to inspire future generations.

    Event 1924

  • 4 January 1940

    Divorce from Pauline Pfeiffer

    In 1940, Hemingway and Pauline Pfeiffer divorced after more than a decade of marriage. The end of this relationship marked another significant emotional upheaval in Hemingway's life, as he navigated the complexities of love and loss. This personal experience would influence his writing, particularly in exploring themes of separation and longing.

    Event 1940

  • 4 January 2011

    The Food Safety Modernization Act (FSMA) in the USA

    The U.S. Congress passed the Food Safety Modernization Act (FSMA) in 2011, which represented the most significant overhaul of food safety laws in the United States since the 1930s. The act shifted the focus from responding to contamination to preventing it, giving the FDA new authority to regulate the food supply. The FSMA was a response to a series of foodborne illness outbreaks and concerns about the safety of imported food.

    Event 2011
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