<?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>Thu, 16 Apr 2026 23:17:41 GMT</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="http://direct.ecency.com/@carolinereichard/rss" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><item><title><![CDATA[LOST INNOCENCE--an original poem]]></title><description><![CDATA[LOST INNOCENCE After Mom died, I curled in our clover patch, my cherubic lips cursing the night's first star and all its promises. After he left me, I ripped up our fence, pickets tearing my soft palms,]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/poetry/@carolinereichard/lost-innocence-an-original-poem</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/poetry/@carolinereichard/lost-innocence-an-original-poem</guid><category><![CDATA[poetry]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[carolinereichard]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sat, 08 Jul 2017 20:15:12 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/3W72119s5BjWPGGUiZ9pqnZoj8JHYxCCp9dtn2QVg8TWheoo9EGPxrFk1mgai1rdenPo4967WMkTWvzQHDwDasvZ1f6xk2GPJg1A48VBrw4AKiCcWYdVG2?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[LESTER LOVES LILY--an original short story about the depths of insanity.]]></title><description><![CDATA[LESTER LOVES LILY We got a lot in common—Lily and me. We like to eat raw corn right off the cob, and we like to play make believe. When we was kids, we’d take my rowboat way out in Lake Goddard, bring]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/story/@carolinereichard/lester-loves-lily-an-original-short-story-about-the-depth-of-insanity</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/story/@carolinereichard/lester-loves-lily-an-original-short-story-about-the-depth-of-insanity</guid><category><![CDATA[story]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[carolinereichard]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sun, 02 Jul 2017 22:56:21 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/3W72119s5BjWPGGUiZ9pqnZoj8JHYxCCp9dtn2QVe6L3eomNNZZLaFXmr2e4rn4Ce3Bs8gDxEzoJg7J1ncfdj83NhvBPiE2LjooydfM5Kr8sezz3WjW7Pk?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Acient Egyptian Love Poem-- My favorite]]></title><description><![CDATA[Ancient Egyptian Love Poem from the New Kingdom, 1500-1100BC I Think I'll Go Home and Lie Very Still I think I'll go home and lie very still, feigning terminal illness. Then the neighbors will all troop]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/poetry/@carolinereichard/acient-egyptian-love-poem-my-favorite</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/poetry/@carolinereichard/acient-egyptian-love-poem-my-favorite</guid><category><![CDATA[poetry]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[carolinereichard]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sun, 02 Jul 2017 16:27:36 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/3W72119s5BjWPGGUiZ9pqnZoj8JHYxCCp9dtn2QVdjsxTkbWG7X7HkKNYJpBC1MhpPGw3rF69BKssxMaGkFLaaWmGpDEDdMQoFLNbbzy4DjUH8zthZjtwG?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[COKE BOTTLE LANTERN--an original poem]]></title><description><![CDATA[COKE BOTTLE LANTERN They say if you travel fast enough, out into space, through the Milky Way, beyond the Black Holes, you'll find the past fluttering about. Reflected images against a cosmic screen, like]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/poetry/@carolinereichard/coke-bottle-lantern-an-original-poem</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/poetry/@carolinereichard/coke-bottle-lantern-an-original-poem</guid><category><![CDATA[poetry]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[carolinereichard]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sat, 01 Jul 2017 17:52:45 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/3W72119s5BjWPGGUiZ9pqnZoj8JHYxCCp9dtn2QVeSTKQppsdEupUSvEpDo5ZdmiZKuKwwb5V3Hg5aZqEt7HGZTGwhMgPtWCZ3ywAHjxLeMcdVecFQF1an?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[The River Beneath--an original poem]]></title><description><![CDATA[THE RIVER BENEATH There's a river down below in the center of the earth where the dead lie in lounge chairs with zinc oxide noses and read Stephen King books, or fish for bass and perch on the bank while]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/poetry/@carolinereichard/the-river-beneath-an-original-poem</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/poetry/@carolinereichard/the-river-beneath-an-original-poem</guid><category><![CDATA[poetry]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[carolinereichard]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 29 Jun 2017 23:07:51 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/3W72119s5BjWPGGUiZ9pqnZoj8JHYxCCp9dtn2QVdyb35FdkMmvLJXt8jg8qgmc5t8d4cuEESYNkj84E4QY7Ye6PaozFw2duSmc111Zjn5Uvpdd7zjJonv?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Original poem about a shell-shocked WWI soldier]]></title><description><![CDATA[My great grandfather traveled alone to America about 1886 or so. He was only 16. He got married, and his wife gave birth to two boys and two girls before they settled on a farm in Virginia. Here is a photo]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/poetry/@carolinereichard/original-poem-about-a-shell-shocked-wwi-soldier</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/poetry/@carolinereichard/original-poem-about-a-shell-shocked-wwi-soldier</guid><category><![CDATA[poetry]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[carolinereichard]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 29 Jun 2017 12:48:57 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/3W72119s5BjWPGGUiZ9pqnZoj8JHYxCCp9dtn2QVgFSgwdduNMQTrSQ8sGM8YSUkFZ7nprZZ9xLZJzLUbjUuaAFP5vJ3Ab3LkhVzMCzWBbdQEABhwR5ds4?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[To all Steemians from the planet Earth . . . and beyond!]]></title><description><![CDATA[Thank you for welcoming into your awesome community! Allow me to tell you a little about me: My name is Caroline Reichard, and I live in the great state of Virginia--the home of Dogwoods, Cardinals, and]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/introducemyself/@carolinereichard/to-all-steemitians-on-the-earth-and-beyond</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/introducemyself/@carolinereichard/to-all-steemitians-on-the-earth-and-beyond</guid><category><![CDATA[introducemyself]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[carolinereichard]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 29 Jun 2017 12:14:15 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/3W72119s5BjWPGGUiZ9pqnZoj8JHYxCCp9dtn2QVfAeVBDiCvfzHagN2RPE6EHFejzCshrwSopZULQfuBU8vZa9bNwaykcKJKGf1mHRgyLsWbgNHuiJZGi?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Poem giving voice to a WWI soldier]]></title><description><![CDATA[My great grandfather traveled alone to America about 1886 or so. He was only 16. 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Allow me to tell you a little about me: My name is Caroline Reichard, and I live in the great state of Virginia--the home of Dogwoods, Cardinals, and]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/writing/@carolinereichard/to-all-steemians-from-the-planet-earth-and-beyond</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/writing/@carolinereichard/to-all-steemians-from-the-planet-earth-and-beyond</guid><category><![CDATA[writing]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[carolinereichard]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 28 Jun 2017 16:04:03 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/3W72119s5BjWPGGUiZ9pqnZoj8JHYxCCp9dtn2QVfAeVBDiCvfzHagN2RPE6EHFejzCshrwSopZULQfuBU8vZa9bNwaykcKJKGf1mHRgyLsWbgNHuiJZGi?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item></channel></rss>