A watercolour garden at dusk with an open book of poems, wildflowers and floating music notes

Help keep this quiet garden growing

Poems chosen with care and set to modern music — free for everyone, with no adverts, no paywalls and no required accounts.

V2Melody is my quiet retirement garden: a place where poetry, music, history and learning can grow together. The gate stays open to everyone.

If something here has moved you, steadied you or simply kept you company for a few minutes, you are warmly invited to help keep the garden growing.

Why V2Melody needs patrons — read the story

Hosting and bandwidth

Keeping the garden online, secure and responsive for visitors wherever they are. With patrons, it becomes possible to upgrade the server and strengthen the foundations as the garden grows.

AI and creative tools

The music-generation services, language models, APIs and other digital tools used to create, organise and develop V2Melody.

Storage and site development

Providing space for thousands of tracks, images and resources, while supporting the technical tools needed to maintain and improve the site.

My own time is freely given. I work on V2Melody because I love doing it and because it keeps me happily occupied in retirement.

Seeds already planted

Gifts are listed here without names. A few euros or a founding gift — both plant a seed. Anyone who wishes can become part of the project.

  • An anonymous gift 14 September 2026 · the first seed €15

One gift so far · €15 One gift this month.

Names and payment details are never shown.

Suggested seeds

Payments are processed securely by PayPal or Stripe. V2Melody never sees your card details.

Please do not feel any obligation. The gate is always open, and the garden is here to be enjoyed.


Not all support is financial. Sharing an arrangement with a friend also helps the project travel.

Contributions are voluntary gifts towards the running and development of V2Melody. They do not provide special access, influence or services.

With thanks,
Richard

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