<?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>Sat, 11 Apr 2026 14:23:12 GMT</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="http://direct.ecency.com/@purestwordsmith/rss" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><item><title><![CDATA[Chivalry is merely dormant.]]></title><description><![CDATA[The chivalrous still walk these streets. Nestled behind the droves of chauvinists. I promise a prince does exist. These picturesque descriptions, And limited depictions, Leave the mind to wander. Pondering]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/poetry/@purestwordsmith/chivalry-is-merely-dormant</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/poetry/@purestwordsmith/chivalry-is-merely-dormant</guid><category><![CDATA[poetry]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[purestwordsmith]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 17 Sep 2018 06:14:21 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/JvFFVmatwWHRfvmtd53nmEJ94xpKydwmbSC5H5svBACH81TBJX8cXzitY72vb3gW1XbzVAncNcBC5M9CL9kVZV4LdYDWxycTcJg42RseGL6gMcoTvhE3QAd1SejWXhDQtUASrTFGTx?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Challenge myself to write poetry.]]></title><description><![CDATA[I'm trying to challenge myself to write more. I would like to reach out to the community for poetic ideas. It can be a simple thought, object or even a story that anyone would like poeticized. I apologize]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/poetry/@purestwordsmith/challenge-myself-to-write-poetry</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/poetry/@purestwordsmith/challenge-myself-to-write-poetry</guid><category><![CDATA[poetry]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[purestwordsmith]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 17 Sep 2018 01:15:48 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/HNWT6DgoBc14riaEeLCzGYopkqYBKxpGKqfNWfgr368M9Ub2MvMAVSezF2BvXGoHAC2BV9ZzCngFVwaFRaFat6N58RJeA8iWS2WCBw4f6S1EjJ35Een6H7tejhx?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[These strings that sing so beautifully. More than a passion or love. Music is my heart and soul.]]></title><description><![CDATA[My love for music came at a very early age. After years of asking for a drumset on Christmas' and birthdays. I was finally awarded my first guitar. I suppose drums were a bit loud for a 13 year old with]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/music/@purestwordsmith/these-strings-that-sing-so-beautifully-more-than-a-passion-or-love-music-is-my-heart-amd-soul</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/music/@purestwordsmith/these-strings-that-sing-so-beautifully-more-than-a-passion-or-love-music-is-my-heart-amd-soul</guid><category><![CDATA[music]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[purestwordsmith]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sat, 10 Feb 2018 20:57:42 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/3jpR3paJ37V8t3d5gG8YxUrFtTrvhgCDjjN8jFs75v6L5T1twpwnsrkaxBNBEuigWQu8eh39J3bhiF5eP5btaJzKiNcmQXx9WybPvJUCZn5K21WM1CxeSQ3dHGkcKkHCVcCQE?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[My first time seeing World Inferno/Friendship Society.]]></title><description><![CDATA[Tonight is the first time that I have the privilege. of seeing one of my favorite bands in the world. I cannot even put into words the excitement boiling deep within me. I plan to write a post show review]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/music/@purestwordsmith/my-forst-time-seeing-world-inferno-friendship-society</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/music/@purestwordsmith/my-forst-time-seeing-world-inferno-friendship-society</guid><category><![CDATA[music]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[purestwordsmith]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 29 Jan 2018 01:12:15 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/FUkUE5bzkAZVVKmXhtvgKqwbwBkEW2Zw4TQ1mz82zsz3yGk3DtwBw7QeQbUdNTWv1DpMrqJZuQqhaiNRHYRKCB98e4p7YvE5AzCZEiMpGPTHKeAbwKYwpAH7ucEfYGJ9NaV5iaZdLYcyQVxdoRFvb82Ax5sqWuLRQC2i?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[The triannual APA tournament.]]></title><description><![CDATA[It's always a wonderful feeling seeing this many teams playing in a tournament. So many unfamiliar faces and friends in the same room, with one common goal is a beautiful thing. I love this sport!]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/sports/@purestwordsmith/the-triannual-apa-tournament</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/sports/@purestwordsmith/the-triannual-apa-tournament</guid><category><![CDATA[sports]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[purestwordsmith]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sat, 27 Jan 2018 17:15:45 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/3jpR3paJ37V8t3d5gG8YxUrFtTrvhgCDjjN8jFs76RaiPCLWP6XpuXoVaNiMhBMgv18kivtixMwe1vmPSzN5TdGbHU28Any3ZMLBGtYiihywAfVksKECDNkvVze9WToaGtCDU?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[A day in the life of a cog. Volume 1:]]></title><description><![CDATA[  As a cog in this wheel that is perpetually present in, one young man's, life.    The waking bells were not requested. For the evening was where he was needed. ]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/writing/@purestwordsmith/a-day-in-the-life-of-a-cog-volume-1</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/writing/@purestwordsmith/a-day-in-the-life-of-a-cog-volume-1</guid><category><![CDATA[writing]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[purestwordsmith]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sat, 27 Jan 2018 14:50:33 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Amber waves that wane..]]></title><description><![CDATA["To prove that truth is merely more than what's been found and sensed. One must think of fortunes seldom thought as being worth time lent. They may lament the subtle semblance of a penance gone unspent,]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/poem/@purestwordsmith/amber-waves-that-wane</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/poem/@purestwordsmith/amber-waves-that-wane</guid><category><![CDATA[poem]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[purestwordsmith]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sat, 27 Jan 2018 05:22:27 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/JvFFVmatwWHVQPjDcGkFxELgGtwNAntRtiqDuEyxtkxmdLahX1pVp8BLWJJSyQsmx89r6Raw6ppsVNgK4baPASTFWYXycMLeagoMtvxuxkSvWhnVBMYYPFzNRVBL6UEopcfwWV2Crz?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Placing faith in symbiosis.]]></title><description><![CDATA[Somewhere in this muttled mess, Of what one has, Reduced to its smallest fraction. Served to take a curve, That makes one swerve, These inherent laws of attraction. Apparent flaws at a glance. Could be]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/poem/@purestwordsmith/placing-faith-in-symbiosis</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/poem/@purestwordsmith/placing-faith-in-symbiosis</guid><category><![CDATA[poem]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[purestwordsmith]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 26 Jan 2018 09:16:42 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/D5zH9SyxCKdBnJaFeHnL3svQi9ZN2XzXDbzH7Wc9tvTkQANBD9mdq177oEaqX15JMUoXm6p4WQUJdcjTdDGu1BgMDNGsLV4SRzeRjfk2FoSGdSakH5hYSsVnK95moLPN7utuyp?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Just another night at church.. AKA. My APA league.]]></title><description><![CDATA[One of the other beautiful things about playing in an APA league is the fact that, roughly, 80% of the time one simply observes the matches in progress. Which helps to instill patience and focus in the]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/sports/@purestwordsmith/just-another-night-at-church-aka-my-apa-league</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/sports/@purestwordsmith/just-another-night-at-church-aka-my-apa-league</guid><category><![CDATA[sports]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[purestwordsmith]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 26 Jan 2018 08:37:48 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/3jpR3paJ37V8t3d5gG8YxUrFtTrvhgCDjjN8jFs788ENE8ShmbdzTJ94oXLEPHjVe2rhJbGs5SzQKEJ4PxNfLX6g5vwADtk1eKj3KHBD79E6NeQt5h7oUezFcqVpqKYPzPVcA?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[A tribute to my love of billiards and how the APA changed my life.]]></title><description><![CDATA[Roughly 4 1/2 years ago I joined a community known as the APA. The American Poolplayers Association. I figured it would be a fun way to meet other people that loved the game as much as myself. I had no]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/sports/@purestwordsmith/a-tribute-to-my-love-of-billiards-and-how-the-apa-changed-my-life</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/sports/@purestwordsmith/a-tribute-to-my-love-of-billiards-and-how-the-apa-changed-my-life</guid><category><![CDATA[sports]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[purestwordsmith]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 25 Jan 2018 21:33:33 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/54TLbcUcnRm4iYtFdzVNy1kt3F2tvRShXkTnWxjMqWAyR7KofgXMsJxnUuEUjvvp42RPw2U8GDKc5dtoYuBZSPXagB2zZUM3PWhPLBuhWRSisjzH1jPcft9a6rYjKzZ8TBYxctoxr?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[A mortals quest for a muse.]]></title><description><![CDATA[The life and times of merely a mortal, Do seldom lead to divinities portal, With choices and actions one can elude, The predestined paths and likely subdue, These demons and thoughts that serve to confuse,]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/poem/@purestwordsmith/a-mortals-quest-for-a-muse</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/poem/@purestwordsmith/a-mortals-quest-for-a-muse</guid><category><![CDATA[poem]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[purestwordsmith]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 25 Jan 2018 20:42:18 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/54TLbcUcnRm4iYtFdzVNy1kt3F2tvRShXkTnWxjMq8A3SJZ16QJsoGpWtR17ghd46B4RSHDkJWViFQRjggt6iyfPtQGb16rbVUe2QzfcUsBFnkZAw7GYrknu74RqEj18jYwDJbxu4?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Lana the keeper of the billiard rack.]]></title><description><![CDATA[Playing pool with some friends and we realized that my kitty was keeping the rack warm for us. She's so adorable.]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/animalphotography/@purestwordsmith/lana-the-keeper-of-the-billiard-rack</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/animalphotography/@purestwordsmith/lana-the-keeper-of-the-billiard-rack</guid><category><![CDATA[animalphotography]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[purestwordsmith]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 25 Jan 2018 20:36:12 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/3jpR3paJ37V8t3d5gG8YxUrFtTrvhgCDjjN8jFs76J4M2J9vgzBxsKpHdgGY9fk4Dg8ogCuCxNqThNkDuwTnAs1M7KL1CUevthVHACjZED2zZs4AXsHz8Q3tzig8DdMLHauze?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[The beauty of uncertainty]]></title><description><![CDATA[What lies upon the minds of, These sheep set out to pasture? What defines yon vacant mine? So steeped in bounts of treasure. What is pleasure sans lament? But endeavors planned and missed. Don't ever scan]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/poem/@purestwordsmith/the-beauty-of-uncertainty</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/poem/@purestwordsmith/the-beauty-of-uncertainty</guid><category><![CDATA[poem]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[purestwordsmith]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 25 Jan 2018 20:07:39 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/3jpR3paJ37V8t3d5gG8YxUrFtTrvhgCDjjN8jFs76YpGiuNxBiprwVaCYQQERS7dP4Mt288E8nYAVNQ9uouvSdhEWBandww5RnLHT2GQcjfLA5H2qodA8BZCYuUPYABoB284v?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Poetry for a hard days work and glass of wine.]]></title><description><![CDATA[How oft upon our own backs, do these giants progress? How far doeth thine tunnel take thee, Beyond the path once harnessed? How tarnish be the souls of peons, And peasants alike, In the light of their]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/poem/@purestwordsmith/poetry-for-a-hard-days-work-and-glass-of-wine</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/poem/@purestwordsmith/poetry-for-a-hard-days-work-and-glass-of-wine</guid><category><![CDATA[poem]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[purestwordsmith]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 25 Jan 2018 04:32:39 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/3jpR3paJ37V8t3d5gG8YxUrFtTrvhgCDjjN8jFs77zFe8XBt4qLtt52PzEXmmy6jXbCX3enBhFg3qypU7X1ucyFDpsKfErXN46MxsuLZd4Huwjxfw7zAd3fJY4VqpcmgPqEkN?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item></channel></rss>