<?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>Mon, 06 Apr 2026 21:13:03 GMT</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="http://direct.ecency.com/@stafa/rss" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><item><title><![CDATA[Cry The Beloved Country]]></title><description><![CDATA[CRY THE BELOVED COUNTRY Source: google.com Cry the Beloved Country The air is choked with hatred the land is peopled with charred bodies hearts are rendered in mournings smarts of wounds lynch innocent]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/poetry/@stafa/63kb3m-cry-the-beloved-country</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/poetry/@stafa/63kb3m-cry-the-beloved-country</guid><category><![CDATA[poetry]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[stafa]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sun, 08 Jul 2018 01:04:51 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/2CwnDyeL7SRXDBVj6NtmCD5H6MtSGL67PPVU3VFHdaaQVzvym1Ju3X35dBJF7iRznBJ1HxxXrF4DKB8hxYx6sNs4Q8qbvc6ixTx7DnPThjcWyZ2Skvi4DAK5K9YVUMQPTTzCc7it29dRrAmuw3d5T4EHXZQp15sX6nDW94UJWbHQPgQcGPgBg?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Cry The Beloved Country]]></title><description><![CDATA[CRY THE BELOVED COUNTRY Source: google.com Cry the Beloved Country The air is choked with hatred the land is peopled with charred bodies hearts are rendered in mournings smarts of wounds lynch innocent]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/poetry/@stafa/cry-the-beloved-country</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/poetry/@stafa/cry-the-beloved-country</guid><category><![CDATA[poetry]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[stafa]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 04 Jul 2018 04:19:45 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/2CwnDyeL7SRXDBVj6NtmCD5H6MtSGL67PPVU3VFHdaaQVzvym1Ju3X35dBJF7iRznBJ1HxxXrF4DKB8hxYx6sNs4Q8qbvc6ixTx7DnPThjcWyZ2Skvi4DAK5K9YVUMQPTTzCc7it29dRrAmuw3d5T4EHXZQp15sX6nDW94UJWbHQPgQcGPgBg?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[PARABLE OF THE SUN]]></title><description><![CDATA[PARABLE OF THE SUN Source: google Stress in silly sprinkles... the making of wild wrinkles. A smile as a mere mask; the heat within a beautiful flask. Behind a gorgeous face, lies a comfort starved of]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/poetry/@stafa/parable-of-the-sun</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/poetry/@stafa/parable-of-the-sun</guid><category><![CDATA[poetry]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[stafa]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sun, 17 Jun 2018 08:32:00 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/pBMyo3B2Sao2EbuHAFTX1CNWMbam25xJGPs4sKmLS6XL7k2NnzrknFc3vpggHW2rGepx6WDCUmCYsQ2TxTer5WAZP51DyXduebWaV8K8d8uL5RbPLJWARJgGtp7pkTvi7ohWE3cQN4ei74N84PxxGm34euTLhQCnyxJNK1AV4pi1GbZg?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[THESE TEARS]]></title><description><![CDATA[THESE TEARS Source: facebook These tears you see; That have made the cheeks slippery; For its everyday fallings; Are not of love's heartbreak; Nor do they reflect timidness! These tears you see; That rain]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/poetry/@stafa/these-tears</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/poetry/@stafa/these-tears</guid><category><![CDATA[poetry]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[stafa]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sun, 03 Jun 2018 21:03:09 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/9vWp6aU4y8kwSZ9Gw15LFL3aMdhmgmBBFMpDJregpdP329heDxEYUdYdoQoMyGKK8BggbNC9r8kr7wqQ769bhdHWMSA4L4EAbdQ7HPBbWexVj8rDPEHp39UiDmJsQRziGiKaM2EVUXMzewMn6?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[POLITICAL DRAMA (POEM)]]></title><description><![CDATA[POLITICAL DRAMA Source: google Several things to talk about... the dying democracy, no doubt. I'll rather make my mouth a cemetery. I'll halt my poetic commentary. The abundance of issues. The filth of]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/poetry/@stafa/political-drama-poem</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/poetry/@stafa/political-drama-poem</guid><category><![CDATA[poetry]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[stafa]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sun, 03 Jun 2018 08:03:48 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/qjrE4yyfw5pEPvDbJDzhdNXM7mjt1tbr2kM3X28F6SraZm9zoDQgjiEaRfjCTSvBBAqZjm6FBWA64uryrpPEb3zhyzsTA6dduaFCD6fcZFTqWbjKWYJMMq7C?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[5 INSPIRING QUOTES FROM MAYA ANGELOU]]></title><description><![CDATA[I was reading through a poetry website last night when I saw a number of quotes by American poet, singer, memoirist, and civil rights activist, Maya Angelou(April 4, 1928 – May 28, 2014). I decided to]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/stafa/@stafa/5-inspiring-quotes-from-maya-angelou</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/stafa/@stafa/5-inspiring-quotes-from-maya-angelou</guid><category><![CDATA[stafa]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[stafa]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sun, 20 May 2018 15:24:30 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/YpihifdXP4WTySVi815wTBS1cviU2Mho5Jm3v8vrhQs7cd1d5Rs6ReTj8ezLAEoqF4UKAi1ya5QrU7SSLzCdt5XoHdMJzfx2ZByYmwUHxxhiWJf9exwDwwmWGWjQnZRKwYuCJpXnMDQABSQMzVN1G7pFTCgCwyjx7bGHoRBvCyAv?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[E-X-I-T]]></title><description><![CDATA[Source: google.com When the fire in the ocean Quenches away and return ashes As the eye of the bulb Turn sour in the tongue of darkness Never let it down on my toes For I may climb to the feet of the Maker.]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/poetry/@stafa/e-x-i-t</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/poetry/@stafa/e-x-i-t</guid><category><![CDATA[poetry]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[stafa]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 17 May 2018 17:09:03 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/qjrE4yyfw5pQYiuVvgYiUBP16WHGGN7UNn1BCdGdK7Uy3DhRQ5jgVBThMNdine2Vhtpvdt1fqfDqWRvR1uhMaJUhnMymwxBF8Rt4KUaCNSEWmMgQF5KNHqW6?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[BUNDLES OF JOY]]></title><description><![CDATA[BUNDLES OF JOY Source: google.com They're the twinkling lights That brighten hearts and homes. They're the cute litter that glitters That comes sooner or later. They slide down from the womb Bearing blessings]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/poetry/@stafa/uagwq-bundles-of-joy</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/poetry/@stafa/uagwq-bundles-of-joy</guid><category><![CDATA[poetry]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[stafa]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sat, 28 Apr 2018 06:25:48 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/5s4dzRwnVbzHMnrhG9dqD4oQeh7nUfEzPtraV3YxaEp8oZh2BJr82x2kWdbRxQzTvaFkVBjknCnYB69fbXzqDGHSboR6c42CK1xSeFZV9bPzsmrQREENWvmeL7RW9rRPkeTMgfRo1WRe9HtYBZrtYJYntafb2quCrgSrwhq?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Our graphic]]></title><description><![CDATA[How does the graphic look? Your feed back in the comment please]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/graphics/@stafa/our-graphic</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/graphics/@stafa/our-graphic</guid><category><![CDATA[graphics]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[stafa]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 27 Apr 2018 06:29:00 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/EEEoA8oLaAxvDZG9qYrsRrhbbUfYehZ6Y1odDgmdtBBGG5MbPicySNxdHVSiQkrFXZTDXQNotLpyJX5KzZpgjH5fuVBecX6dK18Q14LCiwM9D4i3AKeZvoceU5LV5uFXtGKrsnDsKHvEVA7dswiMF?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Drug Abuse]]></title><description><![CDATA[Steemit Africa @stafa is a community created with the aim of promoting the African culture and values. This post is a poem written by one of our administrators. Enjoy. DRUG ABUSE Source: google.com A]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/poetry/@stafa/drug-abuse</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/poetry/@stafa/drug-abuse</guid><category><![CDATA[poetry]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[stafa]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 17 Apr 2018 19:59:00 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/8SzwQc8j2KJb4ARrxQxCjX4jizub4U5CAK3WwB89pBC6JG2M5kmgVk3jex4X4aYbY9mKrNxpmb86rZSXH8o8nZ4G4taqvkGo9HHHXckEPV8SMiFeto8?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[A CROSS OF GRACE]]></title><description><![CDATA[Source: google.com A CROSS OF GRACE        Blood like the rain... my sins down the drain. The pains on a cross; now there's no more loss. An innocent sacrifice.  Beyond]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/poetry/@stafa/a-cross-of-grace</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/poetry/@stafa/a-cross-of-grace</guid><category><![CDATA[poetry]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[stafa]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 30 Mar 2018 15:17:24 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/8DAuGnTQCLpunQuGfHnXTmxWbRQScCVGspXNWFwLr6PyYNUeRpjwGUHRUBfxx5mA9m1S3LKowfBxAN1Xbw3vBzm3iSffCsNhDoAbojVGCRB7LHxRgmSfTgx1sTd6wdt88pBSS32GbL9mT7i4HSDFiCjC5UjVse8aaYRZwvbfCvi?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Dear Lord]]></title><description><![CDATA[Remind me, Dear Lord A morsel of creature I am strengthened by the weakness of my youth my weakness are my flaws born into the calabash of iniquity my path is line with the thorny shrubs of dark existence]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/easter/@stafa/dear-lord</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/easter/@stafa/dear-lord</guid><category><![CDATA[easter]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[stafa]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 30 Mar 2018 10:59:36 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/8DAuGnTQCLpunQuGfHnXTmxWbRQScCVGspXNWFwLoGC6nwbXUe2XZLhhWu143Jt8DXH2fxpmo3qr1DcGBiFg7B9XbqkRCQTbFHdZ5duR9hAfuWfG7QU95CpTyJzd2VHvG88M6WdCdeGhqmBPAFhxuWHKnngeTM1iEuPeUtn1cCE?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[How does it look?]]></title><description><![CDATA[Drop your feedback in the comment section.]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/steemit/@stafa/how-does-it-look</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/steemit/@stafa/how-does-it-look</guid><category><![CDATA[steemit]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[stafa]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 21 Mar 2018 22:51:27 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/EEEoA8oLaAxvDZG9qYrsSvDqYeABF1GqkXYm2Ven7xq7jAUCkcPUECH3e5uWeTSmhXqVQMwvAY4dUdbYu3TgdvQjKp1VZsySfaSkJStDrdWuoZZJ7EW7Dkt6uAh9jNjZioPYivDEJJw8xxo7zt99o?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[WE ARE BLACKS]]></title><description><![CDATA[WE ARE BLACKS  Our beauty melts like morning wetness in our smile lies the hope of our mothers we build our dreams on the nest of hard work we are as pure as crystal waters we wilt our pains on life's]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/poetry/@stafa/32zqg6-we-are-blacks</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/poetry/@stafa/32zqg6-we-are-blacks</guid><category><![CDATA[poetry]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[stafa]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sun, 18 Mar 2018 09:06:54 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/8DAuGnTQCLpunQuGfHnXTmxWbRQScCVGspXNWFwLmZUX3t7nD3J2LN5zb3iS9ZtwyfHUrH8r9ktHZXvCvUMb2B8nEEJQHW8UxkUZZG9g89YmkgzvQHW5KQdQGJh3DLskp93uZUxBk41fLkFkqoN5mUKWa2eiodDomDiaecbvEaJ?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[WE ARE BLACKS]]></title><description><![CDATA[WE ARE BLACKS  Our beauty melts like morning wetness in our smile lies the hope of our mothers we build our dreams on the nest of hard work we are as pure as crystal waters we wilt our pains on life's]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/poetry/@stafa/we-are-blacks</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/poetry/@stafa/we-are-blacks</guid><category><![CDATA[poetry]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[stafa]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sun, 18 Mar 2018 08:58:00 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/8DAuGnTQCLpunQuGfHnXTmxWbRQScCVGspXNWFwLmZUX3t7nD3J2LN5zb3iS9ZtwyfHUrH8r9ktHZXvCvUMb2B8nEEJQHW8UxkUZZG9g89YmkgzvQHW5KQdQGJh3DLskp93uZUxBk41fLkFkqoN5mUKWa2eiodDomDiaecbvEaJ?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Steemit Africa finally arrives on Steemit.]]></title><description><![CDATA[We are Steemit Africa @stafa This is our introductory post. Steemit Africa @stafa is a community here on steemit created to bring Africans on Steemit together. About Africa as a continent. Africa is the]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/introduceyourself/@stafa/4jtbbc-steemit-africa-finally-arrives-on-steemit</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/introduceyourself/@stafa/4jtbbc-steemit-africa-finally-arrives-on-steemit</guid><category><![CDATA[introduceyourself]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[stafa]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 07 Mar 2018 07:14:33 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/YpihifdXP4WTySVi815wTBS1cviU2Mho5Jm3v8vr9kD3SfMKaRWhfM5yxor6rKBNy8SBN6Yh3fXdx4ZZkmSNwh1mtc5TJWus8Vr3by5fwUqo9zrPNb35ewGMJeNzoayvfAi8HgyBCX1N8UtdeZFFUxN1VzSTR1zS9g2WSuQuwNSz?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Once a virgin! (A dedication to every woman)]]></title><description><![CDATA[A dedication to every woman. Memories vehemently vivid... I can never be livid. An experience with colours; a rainbow on a tireless tour. An encounter of a lifetime. The beauty of Shakespeare's rhymes.]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/poetry/@stafa/49cq2m-once-a-virgin-a-dedication-to-every-woman</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/poetry/@stafa/49cq2m-once-a-virgin-a-dedication-to-every-woman</guid><category><![CDATA[poetry]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[stafa]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 05 Mar 2018 18:59:48 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/JvFFVmatwWHVQPjDcGkFxELgGtwNAntRtiqDuEyyBALdXSj32anafxxg5miWdKRvFWQz2SGPRaNkNLoPHq9GBaFzkDXu3MBq5q77JTrNodmivPECm8MPTzPcPL5TZh74ocXpmZ7z6J?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Steemit Africa's First contest. (My African best food)]]></title><description><![CDATA[Write about your best African food.  *The procedures for preparation. * Best time to eat the food *Season of the food (if seasonal) For non-Africans, write randomly about the food and how you came]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/contest/@stafa/steemit-africa-s-first-contest-my-afrucan-best-food</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/contest/@stafa/steemit-africa-s-first-contest-my-afrucan-best-food</guid><category><![CDATA[contest]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[stafa]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 05 Mar 2018 02:27:39 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/JvFFVmatwWHVQPjDcGkFxELgGtwNAntRtiqDuEyyB9i7bkA4TBmZdZgS1qLCD1v4cgwFz23oAXArKdCSH5WXZ3htAV5yYzQZnJ2QJkNVtWGPMseboozeqM3UYEmPZcJB4Z3aUbNEqk?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Do not sacrifice your present on the alter of your past]]></title><description><![CDATA[Sourse:Stockphotos. You dishonor your future when you build an altar for your past. An altar is a place of sacrifice and worship. In the Old Testament, people would bring offerings to sacrifice upon the]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/motivation/@stafa/do-not-sacrifice-your-present-on-the-alter-of-your-past</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/motivation/@stafa/do-not-sacrifice-your-present-on-the-alter-of-your-past</guid><category><![CDATA[motivation]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[stafa]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sun, 04 Mar 2018 07:01:51 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/JvFFVmatwWHVQPjDcGkFxELgGtwNAntRtiqDuEyy2VbRbmwHEZHwN6Ec7UaEvNYoAT5c1UUBuJdDqK4u89HhfErWyd4NN4u2D7h4AsagxJZNtUpLJ9gpCcGwYWQN5MoHCggTGjurBY?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[A Mad World (time to get things right)]]></title><description><![CDATA[Its a mad, mad world. A world where boys could be girls And girls are encouraged to be boys. Where girls marry girls, and boys marry boys. And women are used as mere sex toys. Its a mad, mad world! A world]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/poetry/@stafa/a-mad-world-time-to-get-things-right</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/poetry/@stafa/a-mad-world-time-to-get-things-right</guid><category><![CDATA[poetry]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[stafa]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 23 Feb 2018 08:13:15 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/qjrE4yyfw5pQYiuVvgYiUBP16WHGGN7UNn1BCdGe2kHf4w2u5FF2DVDTzcQvcjeyWG9e3kakXviJqccmSNcEkKxP755KhjRJ8svyGrEuZ11GzvHJzNMmxBe6?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item></channel></rss>