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 5 March 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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1 birthday · 1 death anniversary · 4 world events on 5 March

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World events on this day

  • 5 March 1770

    The Boston Massacre takes place

    In 1770, British soldiers fired on civilians in Boston, killing five people. The event followed tensions over troops, taxation and colonial protest. Patriot propagandists quickly turned it into a symbol of imperial oppression.

    Event 1770

  • 5 March 1792

    Pierre Ordinaire Develops Absinthe Recipe in Switzerland

    In 1792, Dr. Pierre Ordinaire developed a recipe for absinthe in Switzerland, creating a medicinal elixir made from wormwood, anise, and fennel. This drink gained popularity for its purported health benefits and later became associated with the bohemian culture of the 19th century. Ordinaire's invention not only influenced the beverage industry but also sparked debates about the effects of alcohol on society.

    Event 1792

  • 5 March 1963

    Quasar Discovery

    In 1963, astronomer Maarten Schmidt made a groundbreaking discovery by identifying quasars as extremely luminous objects located at vast distances from Earth. This revelation expanded our understanding of the universe and the nature of galaxies. Quasars became key to studying the early universe and provided insights into cosmic evolution, fundamentally altering the field of astrophysics.

    Event 1963

  • 5 March 1901

    Marriage to Wilfrid Hugh Chesson

    On 5 March 1901, Nora Hopper Chesson married writer and journalist Wilfrid Hugh Chesson in England; the couple settled at Childwall, 337 Sandycombe Road, North Sheen, Surrey, fostering a collaborative literary partnership.

    Event 1901
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