<?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, 06 May 2026 05:27:14 GMT</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="http://direct.ecency.com/@carlieester/rss" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><item><title><![CDATA[Runner's Life — What do you do after a 17km run and a gym workout?]]></title><description><![CDATA[Hit the beach, that's what you do. Enjoying a bit of sun and sand in beautiful Barbados. Ah, it's a Runner's Life for me. Thanks for reading! @CarlieEster is a Writer, Radio DJ, Runner, full time mother]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/life/@carlieester/runner-s-life-what-do-you-do-after-a-17km-run-and-a-gym-workout</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/life/@carlieester/runner-s-life-what-do-you-do-after-a-17km-run-and-a-gym-workout</guid><category><![CDATA[life]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[carlieester]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 14 Aug 2017 18:51:15 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/7b4bio5hobgu85mFpLjsB5bdcQRiiGHJEPFYM5SsidCMYxoc3sWaFeFhAZSxcan9RnmE3v4mCtJXifAyvRFncQB97a3pPwSBUtwop8qNNJSBxCYFuuiooJP25bX7UJNMUS9akNBhtDyHBUWtGEWwrxHJnRHG?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA["The Universe Has Swallowed You Whole" | An Original Poem]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Universe Has Swallowed You Whole An Original Poem by @CarlieEster The universe has swallowed you whole, Its belly rumbling tumbling, shooting stars Like birds of prey falling from the sky Passing venus,]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/poetry/@carlieester/the-universe-has-swallowed-you-whole-or-an-original-poem</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/poetry/@carlieester/the-universe-has-swallowed-you-whole-or-an-original-poem</guid><category><![CDATA[poetry]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[carlieester]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 08 Aug 2017 12:44:09 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/2r8F9rTBenJQonvFkRsaKBrTmdMgjq8a3h2WYTiyazHVUeQUV1z9BMVvCRj32m7UfyYrCN9p9Yafxx48ADosEXeB4dBpB87xuqz9BzrupTRTutSViSEWwXEAfjLk5Mdi9?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA["Come Inside My Box" | An Original Poem]]></title><description><![CDATA[Come Inside My Box An Original Poem by @CarlieEster Come inside my box I said to anyone who heard It’s just a square, a wooden block And rough around the edge But inside’s so soft Like velveteen, a ladies’]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/poetry/@carlieester/come-inside-my-box-or-an-original-poem</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/poetry/@carlieester/come-inside-my-box-or-an-original-poem</guid><category><![CDATA[poetry]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[carlieester]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 03 Aug 2017 12:51:27 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/7258xSVeJbKmTr9Z4jhbPnsLybabKECqci1cbCxkUd2g4UNxBHaAN5P7TT24vsuqPRZJSdhLbmtnaNQ2aetBgnZzitG2zzh1tUBe43gtixZfpeoaJ62mBnvDLmuwxnK4NLrJhUbfmN74M?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA["We Kissed" | An Original Poem]]></title><description><![CDATA[We Kissed An Original Poem by @CarlieEster We kissed And red lipstick stained your mouth like flowers pressed Where dry met wet And in a secret moment We kissed We kissed I tied your tongue Across your]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/poetry/@carlieester/we-kissed-or-an-original-poem</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/poetry/@carlieester/we-kissed-or-an-original-poem</guid><category><![CDATA[poetry]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[carlieester]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 25 Jul 2017 15:53:24 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/2r8F9rTBenJQonvFkRsaKBrTmdMgjq8a3h2WYTiyazHVUeNve9uKgkhuPwtxfezQZYfw5zmcDN2GbcV5WBZax26v2xWgJaEi1uRuSap3CD62f8jnQxvUhvhdxPhysYPry?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA["Through The Green Fuse Lights The Flower" | An Original Poem]]></title><description><![CDATA[Through The Green Fuse Lights The Flower An Original Poem by @CarlieEster Through the green fuse lights the flower Snap! Crack! Pop! In a shower of living colour dawn marks their rising hour Sunshine comes]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/poetry/@carlieester/through-the-green-fuse-lights-the-flower-or-an-original-poem</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/poetry/@carlieester/through-the-green-fuse-lights-the-flower-or-an-original-poem</guid><category><![CDATA[poetry]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[carlieester]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 25 Jul 2017 15:43:51 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/JvFFVmatwWHT5Fvr9KYC2t3YMG9BQi8ynKTwWkpm5yyWdqYiEvAf83fuZ2Nf7HirwUotVr8tD2YcUcwkdKyN8o9Ci8Hkbd92jSTt68MntZtUQC54tGSV1T4NfsQTAwfryvgNhJWvGq?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA["Time Flies" | An Original Poem]]></title><description><![CDATA[Time Flies An Original Poem by @CarlieEster time flies on evanescent wings like a butterfly against the wind we all try to make it back before it’s dark before the tempest howls for a slowly beating heart]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/poetry/@carlieester/time-flies-or-an-original-poem</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/poetry/@carlieester/time-flies-or-an-original-poem</guid><category><![CDATA[poetry]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[carlieester]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 18 Jul 2017 15:43:03 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/7258xSVeJbKmTr9Z4jhbPnsLybabKECqci1cbCxkUd2g4UHqNMdWmVBuh2D4rT9nLniaumvWPG7LnTGvLD6A6BaXPaDdv8wx4k67J7S5dpApQvrhfN6ojfhSJP576DNvVwnyFD6QW38tR?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA["Gold" | An Original Poem]]></title><description><![CDATA[Gold An Original Poem by @CarlieEster I have gold in my eye they say that it shimmer it turn me blind like solomon finger everything i see it start to glitter the tears down my cheek they tasting so bitter]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/poetry/@carlieester/gold-or-an-original-poem</link><guid 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I said that I wanted a flower bed so I could]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/poetry/@carlieester/pretty-bird-or-an-original-poem</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/poetry/@carlieester/pretty-bird-or-an-original-poem</guid><category><![CDATA[poetry]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[carlieester]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 26 Jun 2017 15:39:15 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/B69zEhWZA8UDdv3dDPCPW8k94jU6ZzjauCYuJ9AzeSzjUWTnhp9WBeJVYEJqo9U3CbwArTe6pNdSQXTz9ZxP95JC3RTkoprvfxeLrB6e?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA["My Dark Passenger" | An Original Poem]]></title><description><![CDATA[My Dark Passenger An Original Poem by @CarlieEster My dark passenger flies over me Casting shadows in my steps Like a vulture in circle Thirsty and hungry for my memories The wait is finite As life only]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/poetry/@carlieester/my-dark-passenger-or-an-original-poem</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/poetry/@carlieester/my-dark-passenger-or-an-original-poem</guid><category><![CDATA[poetry]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[carlieester]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 23 Jun 2017 12:18:39 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/2Qhhdda6Qnbf4AfRTMdSAFe7S27haMtJCrdrAfP7oW41w7W8D6duVEiY8cZXimHAuhw79wjsCBuYz2sW52DU?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA["Desert Rose" | An Original Poem]]></title><description><![CDATA[Desert Rose An Original Poem by @CarlieEster Smooth, in the morning's sepia tones a cactus meekly creeps and groans aching spines make it difficult to sleep so he stretches out his thorny feet across the]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/poetry/@carlieester/desert-rose-or-an-original-poem</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/poetry/@carlieester/desert-rose-or-an-original-poem</guid><category><![CDATA[poetry]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[carlieester]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 21 Jun 2017 17:16:57 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/2dk2RRM2dZ8gPSQXD26P2BskdLq8AddNzqhDap12ecCbTHyz7tHunimBjFEtyXSLu19SK8ubySYi1J5vGwvGGowNN7tLNdk2xfCsnvqMaLpUDfxm4mcvbs3Agb8tzZphrPn9aqA5CtEkPbPJmue7XeEq9uSyBzpApvUPgqj7Gu?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Back in the land of the Steems — Carlie Ester: Barbadian Writer, Radio DJ, Runner, and more... | Please follow and resteem!]]></title><description><![CDATA[It's been a while, hasn't it... @jamtaylor has been on my case to get back on Steemit... something about the rewards and a fork something or the other. Well here I am. Since I don't know much about]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/writing/@carlieester/back-in-the-land-of-the-steems-carlie-ester-barbadian-writer-radio-dj-runner-and-more-or-please-follow-and-resteem</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/writing/@carlieester/back-in-the-land-of-the-steems-carlie-ester-barbadian-writer-radio-dj-runner-and-more-or-please-follow-and-resteem</guid><category><![CDATA[writing]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[carlieester]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 20 Jun 2017 23:19:00 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/3zpz8WQe4SNH8q6FEif2uzpmXjQNog2n2huWTcwn87jZsAf8Z5U4MDtkMCdBvokyXV4BPQZwbVy4ro8tJ4NBuqrH1Me5T9L8HoSG21LtC3YCLYoRAXruButtYn3mDbCbicVST6uUDepf3McCBRgJ?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[this is so sad (its a story no pics sorry)]]></title><description><![CDATA[Tiny casket Close and latch it Tiny casket with embroidered laces Hiding faces (Smiling faces) The question, No one wants to ask it The funeral No one wants to task it, And the conversation No one wants]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/writing/@carlieester/this-is-so-sad-its-a-story-no-pics-sorry</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/writing/@carlieester/this-is-so-sad-its-a-story-no-pics-sorry</guid><category><![CDATA[writing]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[carlieester]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 22 Aug 2016 16:09:03 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Shit Where You Eat ]]></title><description><![CDATA[Or rather, don't. This one's about that connection and intersection of litter and nature, specifically on the beach. Can't stand littering :( Seashells and scatterings of plastic bags and broken things]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/writing/@carlieester/shit-where-you-eat</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/writing/@carlieester/shit-where-you-eat</guid><category><![CDATA[writing]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[carlieester]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 05 Jul 2016 14:46:33 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/BRWJ2XuBRXQxQtwjkpK59RMNMgNesV1vcNJ94HNwuJ2964uC?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[#carlieester from Barbados ]]></title><description><![CDATA[Carlieester From Barbados Thanks @jamtaylor for the invite! I'm a female writer from Barbados. I love to write about nature, personal emotions and pollution. I write very abstractly using beach creatures,]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/poetry/@carlieester/carlieester-from-barbados</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/poetry/@carlieester/carlieester-from-barbados</guid><category><![CDATA[poetry]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[carlieester]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 04 Jul 2016 13:58:54 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/BRWJ2XuBRXQxQtwjkpK59RMNMgNesUarVoBMGCZvpdehuPze?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[You'll Know Me]]></title><description><![CDATA[I’m a storm on you, a veritable wind blown in on you trying to drown you in a war of words trying to burn you with my angry hurt I’m a storm coming in off the water straight for you I’m a hurricane on]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/poetry/@carlieester/you-ll-know-me</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/poetry/@carlieester/you-ll-know-me</guid><category><![CDATA[poetry]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[carlieester]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 04 Jul 2016 12:43:24 GMT</pubDate></item></channel></rss>