<?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>Fri, 10 Apr 2026 00:33:37 GMT</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="http://direct.ecency.com/@papasmurf/rss" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><item><title><![CDATA[The night skies over the Karoo]]></title><description><![CDATA[Recently, I found myself on the West coast of South Africa in the famous Karoo in an isolated area about 50 kilometers from the renowned Southern African Large Telescope(SALT). Credit I’ve always wondered]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/stars/@papasmurf/the-night-skies-over-the-karoo</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/stars/@papasmurf/the-night-skies-over-the-karoo</guid><category><![CDATA[stars]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[papasmurf]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 03 Oct 2018 18:11:54 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/C3TZR1g81UNaPs7vzNXHueW5ZM76DSHWEY7onmfLxcK2iPE8NFV5QsSg4E2jDG1tuNX8one9zcd2o31RAuENMt4jBjtcapTqiLMLsoheyJ5VmCa58YKuSaA?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Weku]]></title><description><![CDATA[So via referral , I was directed to another site just like steemit. If anyone is interested go check it out with the following link I'm already there and will give you any support that i can offer. Happy]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/weku/@papasmurf/weku</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/weku/@papasmurf/weku</guid><category><![CDATA[weku]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[papasmurf]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 01 Oct 2018 16:52:30 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[The beautiful destroyer]]></title><description><![CDATA[I sat alone, aside from the buzz of the party. Glaring at my watch, trying to force the time along. A tortured mind trying to heal a broken heart, a heart that had long since ceased to beat. I glimpsed]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/poetry/@papasmurf/the-beautiful-destroyer</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/poetry/@papasmurf/the-beautiful-destroyer</guid><category><![CDATA[poetry]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[papasmurf]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sun, 29 Jul 2018 10:59:42 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/C3TZR1g81UNaPs7vzNXHueW5ZM76DSHWEY7onmfLxcK2iPTim9sRNQK5P44tGPcphjbPRGSwKGyUXWSyaY1myXiVUrQg4htPUubGs9VBokiUt2mQJX89Fre?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[The City lights]]></title><description><![CDATA[A light orange with a pink undertone Is streaked across the sky Painting the clouds with a deep Mixture of grey and the fading tinge of sunshine As the sun dips below the horizon. The Shadow seemingly]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/poetry/@papasmurf/the-city-lights</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/poetry/@papasmurf/the-city-lights</guid><category><![CDATA[poetry]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[papasmurf]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sat, 27 Jan 2018 08:11:30 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/2gsjgna1uruvUuS7ndh9YqVwYGPLVszbFLwwpAYXa8UAeBBC95EE4CSy8FijYph9G4SQnJMpoh78HyqxS8s9sPCV4AzXvisJaUUkruVe61ZFV6zAgN?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Cracks in Humanities’ Foundation]]></title><description><![CDATA[I have found that human beings can sometimes be a very difficult species to understand , some can make a heartfelt promise today and break it the next . Some will tell you of their God and his goodness]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/life/@papasmurf/the-cracks-in-humanities-foundation</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/life/@papasmurf/the-cracks-in-humanities-foundation</guid><category><![CDATA[life]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[papasmurf]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 16 Jan 2018 03:55:06 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/2gsjgna1uruvUuS7ndh9YqVwYGPLVszbFLwwpAYXYqyjD1nGFZphck7qtBys1GZ8d8AQ1FJDzdbawfJKQsPqnBqD3oQHUrns4E8dDUoj7M3fAb2TQa?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Food for the striving soul]]></title><description><![CDATA[People cross my path each and every day And from each one, I always try to learn something . I have come to the realization that many people fight with themselves, Making their own lives far more difficult.]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/life/@papasmurf/food-for-the-striving-soul</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/life/@papasmurf/food-for-the-striving-soul</guid><category><![CDATA[life]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[papasmurf]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 10 Jan 2018 19:59:06 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/2gsjgna1uruvUuS7ndh9YqVwYGPLVszbFLwwpAYXYqmxYz1q5TToB3K3T5Vd6AF9UJDdkZz7kSpSe3Afu3CzWUNPz6YYJjeE8gr8wbZvm6SLfACzcn?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Battlefield]]></title><description><![CDATA[Crisp green grass as far as the eye can see, covering the rolling hills into the distance. Towering leafy trees, swaying in the cool breeze. A brook trickling over rounded pebbles running into a crystal]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/life/@papasmurf/the-battlefield</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/life/@papasmurf/the-battlefield</guid><category><![CDATA[life]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[papasmurf]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 14 Nov 2017 08:27:42 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/4W3i2hguUU85mtQH4ZQqozUmJNzLzZyUrmAcYfho5B4QSzB1GFY?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[How much is there that we don't know about but that has been discovered?]]></title><description><![CDATA[I have heard many a time that, "knowledge is power " and, "An inquiring mind is the key to the secrets of the universe " . This much I believe but ,what are they keeping from us? Image]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/life/@papasmurf/how-much-is-there-that-we-don-t-know-about-but-that-has-been-discovered</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/life/@papasmurf/how-much-is-there-that-we-don-t-know-about-but-that-has-been-discovered</guid><category><![CDATA[life]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[papasmurf]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 07 Nov 2017 11:50:00 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/USgKopgPmA17HECiwxQJmTdP7MjF9aDBHG8GB5asu58QKbyy8Cyt9YuiWUhHRx3aKxV6RdN6fX2U8QhWRVwiAi?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Behemoth]]></title><description><![CDATA[Walking along the shore an icy gale cutting through the air . The first promise of the Sun dimly lighting the pale morning sky. There it is, breaking through the fog. The hulking figure standing astutely,]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/poetry/@papasmurf/behemoth</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/poetry/@papasmurf/behemoth</guid><category><![CDATA[poetry]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[papasmurf]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 02 Nov 2017 11:30:30 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/JvFFVk6AaGhStRNNTgzFgJpvEzEUho6rhMoFczuNvE7Db3ADFaWu8nUpgs26YfpKosgwpD7c96w5hohgjafGKqMM1JHefyj9NA3267eannmqmctKrXRG6fxtbdw4MtB3Y6rdv1DUEi?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Is this truly the end?]]></title><description><![CDATA[Galloping towards the edge, a sheer drop gaping into the unknown. I have lost my reins, frantically grabbing, trying to find some source of control... How did it get this way? It seems like just yesterday,]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/poetry/@papasmurf/is-this-truly-the-end</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/poetry/@papasmurf/is-this-truly-the-end</guid><category><![CDATA[poetry]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[papasmurf]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 30 Oct 2017 13:47:09 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/2FFvz9vxu4AdmP1iAgGDqbcYkbUa7eK9xbuukn5CvH32A3dms2ZSbWUm7o5PaieuurKqsQh5935bBb3T9yTs37pS1STC9RkvLRMxFNF4RHtbrNqeKhiWCEUsxm2o8?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Look, how she cries]]></title><description><![CDATA[Look ,how the breeze blows the rivers flow and the flowers grow But oh Look, how she cries . The mountains reach into the sky the birds over the waters do fly and her children never cease to try But oh]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/poetry/@papasmurf/look-how-she-cries</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/poetry/@papasmurf/look-how-she-cries</guid><category><![CDATA[poetry]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[papasmurf]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 23 Oct 2017 12:33:06 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/3q52Dkr5nBe3nKf6JQrLJyGD5hFoh5JchQM9V8uni7CbcGDwDeiXwCMnxRhBjZT1BYyXWekj5zwPk?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Forever chained...forever apart (Part 2)]]></title><description><![CDATA[After eons of searching White had begun to lose hope, He had searched almost all the kingdoms within the Milky Way, Until he came to the kingdom of The Sun. There he saw his beloved and with her, his]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/poetry/@papasmurf/part-2</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/poetry/@papasmurf/part-2</guid><category><![CDATA[poetry]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[papasmurf]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 16 Oct 2017 08:55:03 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/MG5aEodBkvuo8VZhLzo5rcuZwdC4tsfE2ECGSH1tmh2y2996FQM4fsrtCKoXbpqkLwgdsowmyJqvoC1PkNm1VN78Xr97q4U9L?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[ Forever chained...forever apart (Part 1)]]></title><description><![CDATA[I implore you that as you read this poem, open your mind to your inner struggles and the comparisons within it will bring meaning as it's purpose is more than that of a pleasant tale. Two young lovers,]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/poetry/@papasmurf/forever-chained-forever-apart-part-1</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/poetry/@papasmurf/forever-chained-forever-apart-part-1</guid><category><![CDATA[poetry]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[papasmurf]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 12 Oct 2017 09:15:21 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/MG5aEodBkvuo8VZhLzo5rcuZwdC4tsfE2ECGSH1tmh2y2996FQM4fsrtCKoXbpqkLwgdsowmyJqvoC1PkNm1VN78Xr97q4U9L?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[The stages of finding electrical faults]]></title><description><![CDATA[I'm sure most of you have at some point in your life ,had the experience of electrical faults be it at home, work or on your vehicles... Well let me tell you what it's like to be the technician! Stage]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/funny/@papasmurf/the-stages-of-finding-electrical-faults</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/funny/@papasmurf/the-stages-of-finding-electrical-faults</guid><category><![CDATA[funny]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[papasmurf]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 10 Oct 2017 14:01:51 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/qjrE4yyfw5pQYiuVvgYiUBP16WHGGN7UNn1BCdGdEmFypWdFDvc2bqtDcf1QYRi3WpZiG8h4yfv8et6S2McfcK6EHemJE4eujdnbmBjXYTd2dd8VpTGHFUcW?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item></channel></rss>