<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" version="2.0"><channel><title><![CDATA[RSS Feed]]></title><description><![CDATA[RSS Feed]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com</link><image><url>http://direct.ecency.com/logo512.png</url><title>RSS Feed</title><link>http://direct.ecency.com</link></image><generator>RSS for Node</generator><lastBuildDate>Wed, 08 Apr 2026 16:04:11 GMT</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="http://direct.ecency.com/@ajpaulo/rss" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><item><title><![CDATA[The Fear Cycle]]></title><description><![CDATA[Photo credits: 1 These four walls have seen The worst nightmares Crippling and taking mere sanity. It comes every night To give what's deserved To take what you have To grieve what's left. It hunts and]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/poetry/@ajpaulo/the-fear-cycle</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/poetry/@ajpaulo/the-fear-cycle</guid><category><![CDATA[poetry]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[ajpaulo]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 01 Jun 2018 04:53:57 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/8SzwQc8j2KJZWBXFXnbnQ1FtoZhRqrTWozhqoqWHpGmpmnAd5mK68J6H7MwzpkFzYB64dHgxkvcNAKWCkRfDRMmGrZsXhuapH2HJa2tQskGS9HxcufL?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Favorite Friday]]></title><description><![CDATA[Photo Credits: 1 Spoiled milk in a dirty corner Clock red-blinking midnight Yesterday's pajamas on A sleepy head on my insensible lap A crescent moon by the open window Night owls cheerfully looking for]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/poetry/@ajpaulo/favorite-friday</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/poetry/@ajpaulo/favorite-friday</guid><category><![CDATA[poetry]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[ajpaulo]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 29 May 2018 07:41:15 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/2gsjgna1uruv8X2R8t7XDv5HGXyHWCCu4rKmbB5pmEzjYSehguqnMocYgmmPsFM7NSSZ2eMHmRQvHK69bRLPqbGwPBQZRWeePK4y7XEZSipEWorwG2?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Melancholy of a Lonely Man]]></title><description><![CDATA[Photo Credits: 1 The cup of life that once overflowed Is now discharging as time rowed Winter’s clearing a way for him As his once radiant eyes grew dim Oh what a lovely sight he’d seen There stood crocodiles]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/poetry/@ajpaulo/melancholy-of-a-lonely-man</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/poetry/@ajpaulo/melancholy-of-a-lonely-man</guid><category><![CDATA[poetry]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[ajpaulo]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 23 May 2018 03:07:18 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/FxX5caie56yqUbvo2DTJv1i6qm8z4ixTabBTrjodGccgbtLtkxcsiU2TGohrWJMzwMxAdbiXiKvaZWBZGUS5QxHoPGSGZTmsvsw99Qc7nNeA?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Shine the Helpless One]]></title><description><![CDATA[Photo Credits: 1 The sound of the dawn is music --- Cackling morning roosters and proud crickets Green leaves waltzing with the wind Sun cheerfully shining rays of life First hour of the day's a miracle]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/poetry/@ajpaulo/shine-the-helpless-one</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/poetry/@ajpaulo/shine-the-helpless-one</guid><category><![CDATA[poetry]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[ajpaulo]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sat, 19 May 2018 03:56:33 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/FxX5caie56yqUbvo2DTJv1i6qm8z4ixTabBTrjodFuq75T9CdRp2cPLQRs81ckuFNxD6XWohHPbXL3NFg7RfcXfEf1knpbdyXRnbtHvSjiq4?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Insanely Inlove --- A Women's Right Poem]]></title><description><![CDATA[Photo Credits: 1 (Scene depicted by models) The tranquil breeze brought no remedy To the searing somersaulting pain Enough to make me recount good days Have I gone mad? Funny streets Ever glowing even]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/poetry/@ajpaulo/insanely-inlove-a-women-s-right-poem</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/poetry/@ajpaulo/insanely-inlove-a-women-s-right-poem</guid><category><![CDATA[poetry]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[ajpaulo]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sat, 12 May 2018 06:33:12 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/2923mN3pnd7PrxqAS8My84z8QnDpEsSBnKFsBYXvo93cxq9LvjuV28qPXBsczVQYiMhqr55kFYt99eashweSu8PGJzwUDzCab1FMhiMJhk68az?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Hardest Job --- A Labor Day Poem]]></title><description><![CDATA[I deem you wrong if you say Being a teacher is the hardest Sleepless nights making lessons and stuff For the rebellious student's future It can't ever compare I deem you wrong if you say Nurses are the]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/poetry/@ajpaulo/the-hardest-job-a-labor-day-poem</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/poetry/@ajpaulo/the-hardest-job-a-labor-day-poem</guid><category><![CDATA[poetry]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[ajpaulo]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 01 May 2018 06:47:30 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/FxX5caie56yqUbvo2DTJv1i6qm8z4ixTabBTrjodHPneuizfzkF3cmhEaFXuEs8RqJFPfsxXZcnMX5fu1mxCardBjaXKzW9NjZNQiQwhbWea?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Melancholy of a Young Ghost]]></title><description><![CDATA[Photo Credits: Couple Flicker -- there goes the light So distant -- a lonely star Drifting against the thick clouds What a gloomy sight! A sudden rain -- ravage! Ears crying out of pleasure As tiny oceans]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/tos/@ajpaulo/melancholy-of-a-young-ghost</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/tos/@ajpaulo/melancholy-of-a-young-ghost</guid><category><![CDATA[tos]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[ajpaulo]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 17 Apr 2018 01:55:45 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/2923mN3pnd7PrxqAS8My84z8QnDpEsSBnKFsBYXvo3ERzpLjggNyB7uyKFDUvEsvDepBvwnZ7Q3LdN82qa4jj6HJbg6h6y4sxyN7zQJwGWvyA6?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Passing of Isao Takahata - Studio Ghibli Co-founder]]></title><description><![CDATA[April 5 filled the hearts of millions of 'otakus' around the world with grief and sorrow by the passing of Isao Takahata, director and co-founder of Studio Ghibli. Photo Credits: 1 Isao Takahata died on]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/anime/@ajpaulo/the-passing-of-isao-takahata-studio-ghibli-co-founder</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/anime/@ajpaulo/the-passing-of-isao-takahata-studio-ghibli-co-founder</guid><category><![CDATA[anime]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[ajpaulo]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sun, 08 Apr 2018 00:49:57 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/FxX5caie56yqUbvo2DTJv1i6qm8z4ixTabBTrjodAG6w2N43y45ryNHdUCSvxRgnb2RtaKnGgGMKCvpYcvuNfjBWYuhZFphMu9ZjdSmyuK3C?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Celebration of Victory, Hardship and Friendship --- My Graduation Day]]></title><description><![CDATA[Many times I have wished I know the 'Shadow Clone Technique' for me to divide myself for the mountains of works to do related to school. In the end, I have succeeded with my bare skills. These is the fruit]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/life/@ajpaulo/celebration-of-victory-hardship-and-friendship-my-graduation-day</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/life/@ajpaulo/celebration-of-victory-hardship-and-friendship-my-graduation-day</guid><category><![CDATA[life]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[ajpaulo]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sat, 07 Apr 2018 01:01:18 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/FxX5caie56yqUbvo2DTJv1i6qm8z4ixTabBTrjodKVsh6s8fQM5DML3QEA79CnNh3Mbms8a2t5UcPpF4eDvAk68YXX79zTXz4bZBSgKDNpri?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Over and Out]]></title><description><![CDATA[Photo Credits: Lisotaur Coyote 4 to Captain Red Dog Permission to commence battalion coverage Set the volumes high and listen closely Charlie Team of barracks 21 is wiped, like dusts in the window A bomb]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/poetry/@ajpaulo/over-and-out</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/poetry/@ajpaulo/over-and-out</guid><category><![CDATA[poetry]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[ajpaulo]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sun, 18 Mar 2018 01:59:18 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/62PdCouTvNPDuXRaduVYiCb9hxbZWDcAb1acVYBWQUu4JSPFMsS3xVUfrp7UdeXhrbxdHkA21bQYuM6uFaALA6kiWrZKtcz1YJe8U25yXEHUtwg?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Essay #1: "Human Arrogance"]]></title><description><![CDATA[Photo Credits "If there is one thing that the wars of the world taught us, it is that arrogance would lead us to nowhere." During the phase of the world's darkest times, there is one primordial]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/writing/@ajpaulo/essay-1-human-arrogance</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/writing/@ajpaulo/essay-1-human-arrogance</guid><category><![CDATA[writing]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[ajpaulo]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 09 Mar 2018 12:43:57 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/62PdCouTvNPDuXRaduVYiCb9hxbZWDcAb1acVYBWT9tCPzmab9VF1UWNLU2Bg7xDf6H3tWz9dN8yuEAh7vZJt5fxV1h38SfgvSPSyuXV8WJymLz?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Just a random Birthday thought]]></title><description><![CDATA[Weheartit March 7, 12:15:03 AM. I was sitting while my eyes are busy wandering around the bright monitor, searching for enemies in 'Rules of Survival'. I was careful and gentle and attentive and,]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/writing/@ajpaulo/just-a-random-birthday-thought</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/writing/@ajpaulo/just-a-random-birthday-thought</guid><category><![CDATA[writing]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[ajpaulo]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 08 Mar 2018 14:12:09 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/FxX5caie56yqUbvo2DTJv1i6qm8z4ixTabBTrjodKQhLxUYQKrNUjSyEiqfbnoW1ktLDuw1j3voyjxm67EjGYt6ubPwFV1QREkLvnN3Z1pWz?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Foxtales Week #15 - Helen]]></title><description><![CDATA[Credits Every time it rains very hard, my restless eyes are calmed. The rain brings forth tranquility I have dearly missed and an imagery I longed to see again. It reminds me of you, a playful spirit and]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/foxtales/@ajpaulo/foxtales-week-15-helen</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/foxtales/@ajpaulo/foxtales-week-15-helen</guid><category><![CDATA[foxtales]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[ajpaulo]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 28 Feb 2018 03:32:48 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/FxX5caie56yqUbvo2DTJv1i6qm8z4ixTabBTrjod4VvnuNxatfLCGrvphqZk5DRhBssmnq9i3qafaiYxEmbiaQ4RAeaFyxZrSQFAkedN4Gw8?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[SPU Poetry Contest #1: "The Obvious Conundrum"]]></title><description><![CDATA[Photo Credits: Human Question Mark Darkest nights instill me with wonder Why are good people always left to wander Away from so-called life filled with pain With no one to cry on in times you're in the]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/poetsunited/@ajpaulo/spu-poetry-contest-1-the-obvious-conundrum</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/poetsunited/@ajpaulo/spu-poetry-contest-1-the-obvious-conundrum</guid><category><![CDATA[poetsunited]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[ajpaulo]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sat, 24 Feb 2018 14:21:33 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/FxX5caie56yqUbvo2DTJv1i6qm8z4ixTabBTrjodGYF6ZetYw5MTh3y8aASmjCJCpLemkoWcXXDVJqjCT66wraaQP8QA5DNWeMf5ywXtf1Tc?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[DnW Poetry Contest #6: "Paragon"]]></title><description><![CDATA[Young lips basking under the golden sun Sipping gentle winds as it hit upon A divine creature of the celestial sphere Sitting next to a beggar of dreams I am but a restless stupid soul Receding from what]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/dnwpoetrycontest/@ajpaulo/dnw-poetry-contest-6-paragon</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/dnwpoetrycontest/@ajpaulo/dnw-poetry-contest-6-paragon</guid><category><![CDATA[dnwpoetrycontest]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[ajpaulo]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sat, 17 Feb 2018 09:24:15 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/3W72119s5BjWPGGUiZ9pqnZoj8JHYxCCp9dtn2QVf9wLNs7NQWfgLS1dhv6mAtd2xQfcw7LcehXPcdECGu9mTg3YRWWoZyJucQ4MsqVSQRsdFkn4j2gF4S?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[LAST YEAR'S DRAGON FORECAST CAME TRUE !!! (part of it) (and this year's dragon forecast)]]></title><description><![CDATA[So today is the Chinese New Year and I want to greet my friends (the ones with or without Chinese blood) "GONG XI FA CAI." l(ol) Let us say good bye to the year of the Fire Rooster and welcome]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/writing/@ajpaulo/last-year-s-dragon-forecast-came-true-part-of-it-and-this-year-s-dragon-forecast</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/writing/@ajpaulo/last-year-s-dragon-forecast-came-true-part-of-it-and-this-year-s-dragon-forecast</guid><category><![CDATA[writing]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[ajpaulo]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 16 Feb 2018 06:04:18 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/FxX5caie56yqUbvo2DTJv1i6qm8z4ixTabBTrjod5xSi3rJs4tDowrq3mDHSdfeG55r6PCNWX4UzTcY8XC5KxUbXbQz5cg7n4F1uaXUuyW7Q?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Heart's Day - POETRY]]></title><description><![CDATA[Photo Credits to: Valentine's Day Heart's day has marked the calendar People big and small are busy giving cards Sending diabetic chocolates or bouquets of sweet splendor To someone that have been making]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/poetry/@ajpaulo/heart-s-day-poetry</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/poetry/@ajpaulo/heart-s-day-poetry</guid><category><![CDATA[poetry]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[ajpaulo]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 14 Feb 2018 04:45:15 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/FxX5caie56yqUbvo2DTJv1i6qm8z4ixTabBTrjod5H5jnWsGt5Wyq46gtGJLAWHWK88mkrMQTX7gz8gfLudX4DsvpjECesfYe86a3naH6uBk?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Mighty Blister]]></title><description><![CDATA[Photo credits to: Volcano Hear ye, hear ye Feel the ground as it trembles beneath Taste the air's ferocious breath And watch the ocean blue turn raging red Hail! The mighty blister has awaken Roaring and]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/poetry/@ajpaulo/the-mighty-blister</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/poetry/@ajpaulo/the-mighty-blister</guid><category><![CDATA[poetry]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[ajpaulo]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 13 Feb 2018 07:24:48 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/FxX5caie56yqUbvo2DTJv1i6qm8z4ixTabBTrjod6aQFfLG3Q21gmAuMHv4TDVUGxBB5E3szdWQfQ8BqMT7o2XfEVAZLCWsmJNqoFaNWqsta?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Dawn (My first ever Haiku)]]></title><description><![CDATA[(photo credits to: Dreamstime ) Dried eyes of the night Waiting and wailing - came dawn A casket arrived hello guys. well this is my first composed haiku ever. also, this is my official entry to]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/poetry/@ajpaulo/the-dawn-my-first-ever-haiku</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/poetry/@ajpaulo/the-dawn-my-first-ever-haiku</guid><category><![CDATA[poetry]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[ajpaulo]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sun, 11 Feb 2018 17:34:24 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/62PdCouTvNPDuXRaduVYiCb9hxbZWDcAb1acVYBWPZ7VWrY1bPKKstQZKmeqsXkDQbbEzkux1kWwNpAimCD1UK4ohiJtvJaYbvpdW2YuUweq6wg?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Me and You and Self-Contemplation]]></title><description><![CDATA[Photo Credits: Pinterest Welcome home. You look so tired. Come on here. You don't have to take your shoes off. Yeah, put your bags there and bring that pillow with you. Look at the stars. They look so]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/writing/@ajpaulo/me-and-you-and-self-contemplation</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/writing/@ajpaulo/me-and-you-and-self-contemplation</guid><category><![CDATA[writing]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[ajpaulo]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 08 Feb 2018 17:49:15 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/PB8ro82ZpZP5xqHVTtgzxr9jRnPYTxeDK7ZMexdNwEuEiapo73HVkMQQz14uLCzjqWnb81SJQ2rQa9FM7yB5bjuZSymkTDvZDY2vR5gGaVDGK1H8?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item></channel></rss>