<?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>Sun, 12 Apr 2026 20:55:13 GMT</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="http://direct.ecency.com/@akumagai/rss" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><item><title><![CDATA[What I am going to write about.]]></title><description><![CDATA[I have been meaning to write something that would allow me to increase my writing skills. I have been diligent or at the least very active to some dregree in my poetry writing in the last 3 year, however]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/hive-188409/@akumagai/what-i-am-going-to-write-about</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/hive-188409/@akumagai/what-i-am-going-to-write-about</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-188409]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[akumagai]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 29 Jan 2026 06:44:39 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/62PdCouTvNPDFdpBpBq5nmvvyRoTono4ptF7aVw9sVn4pBiHrLu5g3hfLXVdPNXU97EadzHsNAk5C23TGVJNqyXagUycHDQi5dap7peL8rNQyD8?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Do you truly love me.]]></title><description><![CDATA[Do you truly love me? It's easy to stare into the eyes With enough conviction Truth become lies Do you truly love me? The winds change On a whim out blows a gale Nothing gentle there Do you truly love]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/hive-161465/@akumagai/do-you-truly-love-me</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/hive-161465/@akumagai/do-you-truly-love-me</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-161465]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[akumagai]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sun, 25 Jan 2026 07:11:30 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/C3TZR1g81UNbFzApDTmvFatkwuDREJFVGiTUu9HeSifANbyTncFUwcvybJYd3YqCZ2SEFPEG2zBMABVnkxGjLtUQqYCA8bPshFuwfsJo2hHxTwaCQgBXUxv?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[A ponder of my mind - A Poetic Practice]]></title><description><![CDATA[I've often wonder how is it OK for me to be the master of my destiny yet felt give my time and attention but feel like it's one sided Or am i just being overly dramatic with my emotional stability now]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/hive-161465/@akumagai/a-ponder-of-my-mind-a-poetic-practice</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/hive-161465/@akumagai/a-ponder-of-my-mind-a-poetic-practice</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-161465]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[akumagai]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 15 Jan 2026 08:33:30 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/5ShzsKnKF7vqASPAqXGPan36goyU7yqWQqyzTTTPA1NRbGMui3VLikeofN8UNCqooeFygXwM4QjjzFxLf2FH1RMJSa9QN2x1xU3DczAxkzVxS43Z5Do6y37c5ug4yoi4SbZWXHBkT8oepXbBcj2nm81U?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[A fish swimming - A Poetic Practice]]></title><description><![CDATA[At seventy kilometers an hour the air screams as it passes, whistling in the helmet like a banshee. The rain drops stinging like bee stings, puncturing skin, it's wetness feels like pain, reminding you're]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/hive-161465/@akumagai/a-fish-swimming-a-poetic-practice</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/hive-161465/@akumagai/a-fish-swimming-a-poetic-practice</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-161465]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[akumagai]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 13 Jan 2026 01:21:24 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/5ShzsKnKF7vqASPAqXGPan36goyU7yqWQqyzTTTWf1AmD91mpfVMFj3uGvqDc9UJfBeqd6aqLDy5KeU1xLJ6fozk37kBuk4MSEsTSHMpdKuhofAWoVuEUiroLKsStQz2yNZeEFDfbnNzJSforB9ySa6z?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[The poetic journey so far.]]></title><description><![CDATA[I've been writing lots of poems of late I can sense I am getting better at it I think and have come up with some new ways to express things more eloquently. I feel there is more to learn and improve on]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/hive-161465/@akumagai/the-poetic-journey-so-far</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/hive-161465/@akumagai/the-poetic-journey-so-far</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-161465]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[akumagai]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 12 Jan 2026 01:55:27 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/5ShzsKnKF7vqASPAqXGPan36goyU7yqWQqyzTTTPA1NRbGMui3VLikeofN8UNCqooeFygXwM4QjjzFxLf2FH1RMJSa9QN2x1xU3DczAxkzVxS43Z5Do6y37c5ug4yoi4SbZWXHBkT8oepXbBcj2nm81U?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Like an addict - A Poetic Practice]]></title><description><![CDATA[There's not a moment in my life since I've laid my eyes on you, the thought and act of breathing in your scent, became my reason to breathe. Vanilla lingers in your hair like candy, I'll savor it as I]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/hive-161465/@akumagai/like-an-addict-a-poetic-practice</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/hive-161465/@akumagai/like-an-addict-a-poetic-practice</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-161465]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[akumagai]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 09 Jan 2026 03:06:36 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/5ShzsKnKF7vqASPAqXGPan36goyU7yqWQqyzTTTPA1NRbGMui3VLikeofN8UNCqooeFygXwM4QjjzFxLf2FH1RMJSa9QN2x1xU3DczAxkzVxS43Z5Do6y37c5ug4yoi4SbZWXHBkT8oepXbBcj2nm81U?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Poetry cube - Nine verses - poem prompt.]]></title><description><![CDATA[This week's prompt: Poetry Cubes Write a poem using the pictures seen on the cubes from the image below. For each cube, think of a word that comes to mind and use that word in your poem. The word doesn't]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/hive-161465/@akumagai/poetry-cube-nine-verses-poem-prompt</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/hive-161465/@akumagai/poetry-cube-nine-verses-poem-prompt</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-161465]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[akumagai]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sun, 04 Jan 2026 10:50:30 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/FUkUE5bzkAZTc8XrXe4rDef9xV1Fm7UXUNXjikjbUvQADfru4q3qGL3BQGSogsN1rKB1U7BaEUfzz5MghzU3P62ReE3JEfPWqwEJ191phAn5qohjQnCNxfdB1NikGVW2hkWALxLpYH7oNGeVRCxjt32TF4Xhr7EgDRxa?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Each and every - A Poetic Practice]]></title><description><![CDATA[Each and everyday you are in my mind I'm infected by your sweet scent that lingers Each and every time I see your eyes Those sweet deep eyes twinkling in the light Each and every moment I want to feel]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/hive-161465/@akumagai/each-and-every-a-poetic-practice</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/hive-161465/@akumagai/each-and-every-a-poetic-practice</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-161465]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[akumagai]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 02 Jan 2026 00:34:06 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/5ShzsKnKF7vqASPAqXGPan36goyU7yqWQqyzTTTPA1NRbGMui3VLikeofN8UNCqooeFygXwM4QjjzFxLf2FH1RMJSa9QN2x1xU3DczAxkzVxS43Z5Do6y37c5ug4yoi4SbZWXHBkT8oepXbBcj2nm81U?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Fear inside - A Poetic Practice]]></title><description><![CDATA[I've come to realize the meaning of life is with you by my side and I'm surprised since I've always thought and acted like things should be nice and slow. Ever wondered why destiny and fate always comes]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/hive-161465/@akumagai/fear-inside-a-poetic-practice</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/hive-161465/@akumagai/fear-inside-a-poetic-practice</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-161465]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[akumagai]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 30 Dec 2025 13:54:03 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/C3TZR1g81UNbFzApDTmvFatkwuDREJFVGiTUu9HeSifANbyTncFUwcvybJYd3YqCZ2SEFPEG2zBMABVnkxGjLtUQqYCA8bPshFuwfsJo2hHxTwaCQgBXUxv?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Rides - A Poetic Practice]]></title><description><![CDATA[Goodbyes are always a mystery Feels like someone took my property Boundaries are there Not to be broken It sounds like you have moved along You took the love but now it's gone Yet irony is in the air Like]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/hive-161465/@akumagai/rides-a-poetic-practice</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/hive-161465/@akumagai/rides-a-poetic-practice</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-161465]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[akumagai]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 29 Dec 2025 00:44:54 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/5ShzsKnKF7vqASPAqXGPan36goyU7yqWQqyzTTTPA1NRbGMui3VLikeofN8UNCqooeFygXwM4QjjzFxLf2FH1RMJSa9QN2x1xU3DczAxkzVxS43Z5Do6y37c5ug4yoi4SbZWXHBkT8oepXbBcj2nm81U?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Dawn feeling - A Poetic Practice  - HAIBUN]]></title><description><![CDATA[Write a write a haibun. A haibun is a traditional Japanese literary form that combines prose, which typically describes a scene, moment, or journey in a vivid, objective way, followed by a haiku. The haiku]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/hive-161465/@akumagai/dawn-feeling-a-poetic-practice-haibun</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/hive-161465/@akumagai/dawn-feeling-a-poetic-practice-haibun</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-161465]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[akumagai]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 26 Dec 2025 01:39:51 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/C3TZR1g81UNbFzApDTmvFatkwuDREJFVGiTUu9HeSifANbyTncFUwcvybJYd3YqCZ2SEFPEG2zBMABVnkxGjLtUQqYCA8bPshFuwfsJo2hHxTwaCQgBXUxv?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[I love you - A Poetic Practice]]></title><description><![CDATA[I can't stop thinking about you You've become my reason to be Being next to you is all that I'm willing to be Being the guy you want Wanting to be that want Want nothing other than us How do i say I love]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/hive-161465/@akumagai/4g1bpm-i-love-you-a-poetic-practice</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/hive-161465/@akumagai/4g1bpm-i-love-you-a-poetic-practice</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-161465]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[akumagai]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 25 Dec 2025 02:57:54 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/C3TZR1g81UNbFzApDTmvFatkwuDREJFVGiTUu9HeSifANbyTncFUwcvybJYd3YqCZ2SEFPEG2zBMABVnkxGjLtUQqYCA8bPshFuwfsJo2hHxTwaCQgBXUxv?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[I'm torn - A Poetic Practice]]></title><description><![CDATA[Write a love poem, but you must not include any of the following words: Love Heart Life Eyes Beauty I'm not sure if there is yearning I'm into you that's a sure thing You showed something deep That scared]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/hive-161465/@akumagai/i-m-torn-a-poetic-practice</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/hive-161465/@akumagai/i-m-torn-a-poetic-practice</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-161465]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[akumagai]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sat, 20 Dec 2025 15:46:12 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Earth shaking love - A Poetic Practice]]></title><description><![CDATA[There's an energy between us that's earth shattering, a natural disaster that's bound to happen, from the moment we locked lips to the times we rocked the bed. Nothings felt the same It's strange this]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/hive-161465/@akumagai/earth-shaking-love-a-poetic-practice</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/hive-161465/@akumagai/earth-shaking-love-a-poetic-practice</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-161465]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[akumagai]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 17 Dec 2025 05:07:48 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/C3TZR1g81UNbFzApDTmvFatkwuDREJFVGiTUu9HeSifANbyTncFUwcvybJYd3YqCZ2SEFPEG2zBMABVnkxGjLtUQqYCA8bPshFuwfsJo2hHxTwaCQgBXUxv?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Thursday random five minute write up]]></title><description><![CDATA[This is going to be a 5 minute write up and I thopught I would do a random way to say things taht does not have any grammar or what ever a real writing task needs. A report!! A life report. Something to]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/hive-161155/@akumagai/thursday-random-five-minute-write-up</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/hive-161155/@akumagai/thursday-random-five-minute-write-up</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-161155]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[akumagai]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sun, 14 Dec 2025 08:02:45 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/C3TZR1g81UNbFzApDTmvFatkwuDREJFVGiTUu9HeSifANbyTncFUwcvybJYd3YqCZ2SEFPEG2zBMABVnkxGjLtUQqYCA8bPshFuwfsJo2hHxTwaCQgBXUxv?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Sleepless bliss - A Poetic Practice]]></title><description><![CDATA[Never a glimpse of a moment you are not in my mind's eye, a vision I'm willing to stay for a very long time. Your auburn hair blows softly as the wind caresses you, like my fingers hungrily touching every]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/hive-161465/@akumagai/sleepless-bliss-a-poetic-practice</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/hive-161465/@akumagai/sleepless-bliss-a-poetic-practice</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-161465]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[akumagai]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sun, 07 Dec 2025 16:10:57 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/5ShzsKnKF7vqASPAqXGPan36goyU7yqWQqyzTTTZSxuPfrhWvy2jY8oYDTLpFagcD4C8nX2q7PqWae3AQ2tC9pxVBLYUrQnJr7XXu5m88unaaWyQkAg4XYhrkqq7BhH8BoFZe65DmZudN2hFPpS8Cqr6?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[When you hold me tight - A Poetic Practice]]></title><description><![CDATA[Sweet like sugar Your tongue so sweet Eyes so dreamy Glowing blue moon You feel so right Every single night When you hold me tight A guiding light Never out of sight When you hold me tight Let's never]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/hive-161465/@akumagai/when-you-hold-me-tight-a-poetic-practice</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/hive-161465/@akumagai/when-you-hold-me-tight-a-poetic-practice</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-161465]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[akumagai]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sat, 06 Dec 2025 09:09:39 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/C3TZR1g81UNbFzApDTmvFatkwuDREJFVGiTUu9HeSifANbyTncFUwcvybJYd3YqCZ2SEFPEG2zBMABVnkxGjLtUQqYCA8bPshFuwfsJo2hHxTwaCQgBXUxv?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Walk on clouds - A Poetic Practice]]></title><description><![CDATA[Being in your presence is all that's needed to make the night complete and I'd get to repeat through and through I've always prided my innate stood fast attitude with everything left out of the rain like]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/hive-161465/@akumagai/walk-on-clouds-a-poetic-practice</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/hive-161465/@akumagai/walk-on-clouds-a-poetic-practice</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-161465]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[akumagai]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sun, 30 Nov 2025 02:40:36 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/C3TZR1g81UNbFzApDTmvFatkwuDREJFVGiTUu9HeSifANbyTncFUwcvybJYd3YqCZ2SEFPEG2zBMABVnkxGjLtUQqYCA8bPshFuwfsJo2hHxTwaCQgBXUxv?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[You're not around - A Poetic Practice]]></title><description><![CDATA[Proof is in the pudding I've not looked at wanting I'm not lost and was not looking to be found Didn't even think about being anyone's one Yet I'm always going around hands clasped tight Circling like]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/hive-161465/@akumagai/you-re-not-around-a-poetic-practice</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/hive-161465/@akumagai/you-re-not-around-a-poetic-practice</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-161465]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[akumagai]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 26 Nov 2025 02:54:54 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/7b4bio5hobgtGQKeTeQ5JNjSU3Frvf7Drq4NwrGepL6FRzNsjHWDupCEzJWK8xKFGyBDKwp4MkhzR7eghJpQwZsmCNSMj14hXuACEFKQJ7m7RCLFBHYvp5yJR6LX8PG79ZBZX7ecmAuhALmTgbB3KrCiFPLa?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[I linger - A Poetic Practice]]></title><description><![CDATA[Often I wonder where the road will take me even on day s where the sun seems to shine so brightly I was often lost but never in a way where I was at a loss of myself and the endless possibilities that]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/hive-161465/@akumagai/i-linger-a-poetic-practice</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/hive-161465/@akumagai/i-linger-a-poetic-practice</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-161465]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[akumagai]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sun, 23 Nov 2025 10:47:06 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/C3TZR1g81UNbFzApDTmvFatkwuDREJFVGiTUu9HeSifANbyTncFUwcvybJYd3YqCZ2SEFPEG2zBMABVnkxGjLtUQqYCA8bPshFuwfsJo2hHxTwaCQgBXUxv?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item></channel></rss>