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 5 November 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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2 birthdays · 3 world events on 5 November

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World events on this day

  • 5 November 1688

    Glorious Revolution and religious settlement in Britain

    The Glorious Revolution of 1688 resulted in the overthrow of King James II, a Catholic monarch, and the ascension of William III and Mary II to the English throne. This event established Protestant supremacy in Britain and led to the enactment of the Toleration Act of 1689, which allowed Nonconformists to worship freely. The revolution was significant as it laid the foundation for constitutional monarchy in Britain and marked a shift towards greater religious tolerance and political stability.

    Event 1688

  • 5 November 1913

    Los Angeles Aqueduct redirects Owens Valley water

    The Los Angeles Aqueduct opened in 1913, carrying water from the Owens Valley to Los Angeles. The project enabled metropolitan growth while draining rural and Indigenous landscapes. It became a defining example of modern water engineering, urban ambition, and environmental conflict in the American West.

    Event 1913

  • 5 November 1605

    Gunpowder Plot

    The Gunpowder Plot of 1605 was a failed assassination attempt against King James I of England orchestrated by a group of provincial English Catholics. Their goal was to blow up the House of Lords during the State Opening of Parliament, aiming to eliminate Protestant rule. The plot's discovery led to severe repercussions for Catholics in England and has since been commemorated annually on Guy Fawkes Night, symbolizing resistance against oppression.

    Event 1605
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