<?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 05:05:09 GMT</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="http://direct.ecency.com/@serenyx/rss" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><item><title><![CDATA[You the Sun - I the Universe]]></title><description><![CDATA[You the sun - I the universe When you are with me I can tell you how your brilliance lights up life upon me When you are away I can tell you how cold, arid, and lifeless it can be on other planets that]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/poetry/@serenyx/you-the-sun-i-the-universe</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/poetry/@serenyx/you-the-sun-i-the-universe</guid><category><![CDATA[poetry]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[serenyx]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sun, 03 Jun 2018 20:07:36 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/o1AJ9qDyyJNSpZWhUgGYc3MngFqoAMdK3ZSBDqYq5x8q7AHhG?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Bubbles]]></title><description><![CDATA[I found her when she was a few weeks old, abandoned on the streets, frail, and didn't know how to drink milk from a bowl. Little did I know that she'd grow so beautiful. I'm sure she's the soul of the]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/life/@serenyx/bubbles-2018-02-03-18-49-23</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/life/@serenyx/bubbles-2018-02-03-18-49-23</guid><category><![CDATA[life]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[serenyx]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sat, 03 Feb 2018 18:49:27 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/3HaJVvr6qfoEFgBir1jy4DeK1wwhDm7oNHzc1b8roaJY8MKWFK7BhqxHnXjXyrMz5d6XA8g1fNQ9kBfoqG45XRXw3WS15wB2PFKNMQz?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Heliophilia]]></title><description><![CDATA[I've always loved the sun in all its glory. There's something about the energy that emnates from it. Here's me, soaking up the sun as usual. :) Steepshot | IPFS | Google Play]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/life/@serenyx/heliophilia-2018-02-03-18-33-34</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/life/@serenyx/heliophilia-2018-02-03-18-33-34</guid><category><![CDATA[life]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[serenyx]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sat, 03 Feb 2018 18:33:39 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/3HaJVvr6qfoEFgBir1jy4DeK1wwhDm7oNHzc1b8roaJY8MKgjCYEkmFHaPtTgpVcunXVWNkKLEhMqgcdqSqWXNxyy54iQBd9GEC9sxS?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Steemit Poetry Contest #13]]></title><description><![CDATA[Baby! Let Me Love You Won't you let me hold your hand, & lift it as the foam on waves? Won't you let me peer into the eyes that sparkle on ur face? Like creepers on a bough won't you let our fingers]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/poetry/@serenyx/steemit-poetry-contest-13-026fc7f0d1566</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/poetry/@serenyx/steemit-poetry-contest-13-026fc7f0d1566</guid><category><![CDATA[poetry]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[serenyx]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 30 Jan 2018 16:54:30 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/o1AJ9qDyyJNSpZWhUgGYc3MngFqoAN6XgG5BGB6bJ9DWTsVT4?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Perplexing Nature]]></title><description><![CDATA[Its quite perplexing to see such intricate and colourful designs in nature. I often am amazed at God's creativity, and I do not miss a chance to capture infinitesimal master pieces. This little creature]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/photography/@serenyx/perplexing-nature-a7be393eba331</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/photography/@serenyx/perplexing-nature-a7be393eba331</guid><category><![CDATA[photography]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[serenyx]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 30 Jan 2018 16:32:33 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/o1AJ9qDyyJNSpZWhUgGYc3MngFqoAMyYxUc3MJcVoTRMpUhhG?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Swing of Life]]></title><description><![CDATA[I loved the swing as a little girl; I'd swing as high as it could go.  Chanced upon this swing at the beach. It was symbolic of life.. we swing high, we swing low.. in the end it is the experience.]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/poetry/@serenyx/the-swing-of-life</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/poetry/@serenyx/the-swing-of-life</guid><category><![CDATA[poetry]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[serenyx]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 18 Jan 2018 18:17:36 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/GTCx6Xsvc3wXcZq9MZS99fWXqUfSezDNL1jJ5E2WkAuiPBcB14bi?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Sea Shore]]></title><description><![CDATA[Aah! The saline breeze fills up my nostrils, the moist sand cushions my bare feet, the waves rejoice with me, and the wide ocean embraces me with love.  ![image]( I wander as a lonely soul on a deserted]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/nature/@serenyx/the-sea-shore</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/nature/@serenyx/the-sea-shore</guid><category><![CDATA[nature]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[serenyx]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 09 Jan 2018 19:09:48 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/4W3i2hyrJTVfexvW5fAKcVfQkcGWNkL7SEU1hnsqZzddwo5J7rG?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Secret of Life]]></title><description><![CDATA[When nature provokes me to verbalise my emotions, my mind attempts to conjure up a verse. So here goes...  The Secret of Life As I travel on the winding roads of life, A misty haze of my past engulfs]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/poetry/@serenyx/the-secret-of-life</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/poetry/@serenyx/the-secret-of-life</guid><category><![CDATA[poetry]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[serenyx]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 08 Jan 2018 19:07:54 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/4W3i2hyrJTVfexvW5fAKcVfQkcGWNkKmX3VJtwiizSAfS3YeFzG?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Things I'd do to Keep myself Alive]]></title><description><![CDATA[To scream my head off. . Laugh till my lungs collapse... to cry till I flood my my room and to dance till every square inch of the floor is covered with my footprints.. to sulk away till the moon sinks]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/life/@serenyx/the-things-i-d-do-to-keep-myself-alive</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/life/@serenyx/the-things-i-d-do-to-keep-myself-alive</guid><category><![CDATA[life]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[serenyx]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 05 Jan 2018 18:32:57 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/4W3i2hyrJTVfexvW5fAKcVfQkcGWNkKmryMFYUTk2MCWtCd8K68?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Request]]></title><description><![CDATA[Think me 'A madman'  Think me 'Atrocious'  Think me' Pushy' Think me 'Fast'  Think me 'Too much to handle'  Think me 'Wild'  Think me 'Complicated'  Think me 'Haywire' ]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/poetry/@serenyx/the-request</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/poetry/@serenyx/the-request</guid><category><![CDATA[poetry]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[serenyx]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 04 Jan 2018 19:20:18 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/4W3i2hyrJTVfexvW5fAKcVfQkcGWNkKVJM1mgG1AnXxK2oxmQWC?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Conflict]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Conflict Oscillating, 'Mind' and 'Heart'; Each on their own swings.  One swings mood,  The other swings emotion.  Mind says, "Fine"  Heart says, "Mine"  Mind says, "Friend" ]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/poetry/@serenyx/the-conflict</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/poetry/@serenyx/the-conflict</guid><category><![CDATA[poetry]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[serenyx]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 01 Jan 2018 00:04:00 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/4W3i2hyrJTVfexvW5fAKcVfQkcGWNkKyFEszM2tTZHq8vEVGx32?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[New Year's Eve and the Moon]]></title><description><![CDATA[Midnight conversations with the moon when new year's eve is around the corner. He tells me about the sun, and I tell him about the several hundred stars that are possibly more brilliant than the sun.  ]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/poetry/@serenyx/new-year-s-eve-and-the-moon</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/poetry/@serenyx/new-year-s-eve-and-the-moon</guid><category><![CDATA[poetry]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[serenyx]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sat, 30 Dec 2017 22:18:21 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/4W3i2hyrJTVfexvW5fAKcVfQkcGWNkKgencmuLJW6iMzMT2tuh2?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Sentiments]]></title><description><![CDATA[This poem expresses grief upon losing a loved one; trying to find solace in comparable situations in nature. A positive attitude is brought in when similar situations in nature effect changes and new]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/poetry/@serenyx/sentiments</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/poetry/@serenyx/sentiments</guid><category><![CDATA[poetry]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[serenyx]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 29 Dec 2017 20:53:18 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/o1AJ9qDyyJNSpZWhUgGYc3MngFqoAN3DqWYE7S5gpoYjjDJLv?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Night Sky]]></title><description><![CDATA[I find myself gazing at the night sky while it kisses me with tiny droplets and induces me with gratitude. The night-sky has always been my best confidante. I'm reminded of a poem that I wrote when I was]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/poetry/@serenyx/the-night-sky</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/poetry/@serenyx/the-night-sky</guid><category><![CDATA[poetry]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[serenyx]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 27 Dec 2017 23:05:18 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/o1AJ9qDyyJNSpZWhUgGYc3MngFqoAN1N5VzoZHVX7LQ7FefG2?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[A-King Heart]]></title><description><![CDATA[Reliving treasured moments for a last time Before I allow the misty breeze becloud them with the haze of forgetfulness, Before I push all the unrequited emotions down the dark valley of insouciance, And]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/poetry/@serenyx/a-king-heart</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/poetry/@serenyx/a-king-heart</guid><category><![CDATA[poetry]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[serenyx]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 27 Dec 2017 22:36:06 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/o1AJ9qDyyJNSpZWhUgGYc3MngFqoAN4KzVB2RBB3MK4XbKLrr?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Musings of the Mind]]></title><description><![CDATA[As I tread slowly on the barren shore of life, The sea roars its affection, laps up waves to wet my feet with a foamy kiss, makes me smile at the hopeful horizon, and nudges my soul to contemplate on the]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/poetry/@serenyx/musings-of-the-mind</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/poetry/@serenyx/musings-of-the-mind</guid><category><![CDATA[poetry]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[serenyx]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 20 Dec 2017 23:43:45 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/o1AJ9qDyyJNSpZWhUgGYc3MngFqoAMdgx7goagbxRDKZyCuiN?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Darkness]]></title><description><![CDATA[Darkness – Mother dear Most gentle and kind; Her cozy lap diminishes fear And brings peace of mind Enchantment – exotic! Nurtures the adoring few; Caressing all thoughts, chaotic While the soul suckles]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/poetry/@serenyx/darkness</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/poetry/@serenyx/darkness</guid><category><![CDATA[poetry]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[serenyx]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 20 Dec 2017 22:26:03 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Learn to Live]]></title><description><![CDATA[When there is a lack of warmth, we feel cold. The snow capped mountain and the shivering symbolize a lack of warmth, ie., love. The deprivation of love causes stinging pain and shivers, causing death.]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/poetry/@serenyx/learn-to-live</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/poetry/@serenyx/learn-to-live</guid><category><![CDATA[poetry]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[serenyx]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 18 Dec 2017 17:31:12 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/o1AJ9qDyyJNSpZWhUgGYc3MngFqoAN5LHxNvMH1jB1Q2nhTQS?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Scattered]]></title><description><![CDATA[Are you willing to get yourself cut by the merciless shards? Come then, pick them up; Try creating a mosaic, for you cannot put it back together as it was before you shattered it.]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/poetry/@serenyx/scattered-2017128t224416961z</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/poetry/@serenyx/scattered-2017128t224416961z</guid><category><![CDATA[poetry]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[serenyx]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 08 Dec 2017 17:14:18 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/o1AJ9qDyyJNSpZWhUgGYc3MngFqoAMwyqpU69V7Wfi8kBqYDL?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Question]]></title><description><![CDATA[You ask me "y" Tell me you haven't felt a thing all this while; Tell me you weren't drawn to me even before I knew you; Tell me you didn't subtly try to impress me with your swag; Tell me you]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/poetry/@serenyx/the-question-20171027t234712242z</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/poetry/@serenyx/the-question-20171027t234712242z</guid><category><![CDATA[poetry]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[serenyx]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 27 Oct 2017 18:17:12 GMT</pubDate></item></channel></rss>