<?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>Sun, 05 Apr 2026 08:38:15 GMT</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="http://direct.ecency.com/@sumayyahsaidso/rss" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><item><title><![CDATA[Anathema]]></title><description><![CDATA[Photo Source: Pixabay anathema for the love of all that is holy and sacred banish the bruises from these bones and slay the shadow dragon that breathes fire down my spine and sinks its talons deep in the]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/poetry/@sumayyahsaidso/anathema</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/poetry/@sumayyahsaidso/anathema</guid><category><![CDATA[poetry]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[sumayyahsaidso]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 21 Feb 2020 13:44:18 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/32FTXiZsHoAW6noHJDhrg3W8ZKHVFSsLYM859aTDCF8iErWQvb4j3LtB1RFrDFtSQsyYfvRraYHnTaLGiiKp1eeGh6EM2MmxrFwhRzoV1eRKaqVWuYvuXmTf8BN4uRinMVSVLExPZMeTn3BL?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[O[r]bit]]></title><description><![CDATA[Photo Credit: Pixabay o[r]bit my death was a violent rejection of iconography an academic example of expired mythology and yet not the conclusion of the story titled me interrupted on hiatus in transition]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/poetry/@sumayyahsaidso/o-r-bit</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/poetry/@sumayyahsaidso/o-r-bit</guid><category><![CDATA[poetry]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[sumayyahsaidso]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 03 Feb 2020 16:01:57 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/gPCasciUWmEwHnsXKML7xF4NE4zxEVyvENsPKp9LmDaFuzVp9YsYmBSbFBYjzhURYavSkAg9kMEgU4e6MtRBFo2xCxCy5PmjyJZqPeCfdUiBnisR9ceE1CX73PbKcmX86fq3KBPVHD7QCbJ3Wo?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Displacement {Original Poetry}]]></title><description><![CDATA[Pic Source displacement hallelujah and let the church say amen from empty pew and pulpit chained up doors with lights out for the night while lost souls circle the sanctuary seeking salvation flaunted]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/poetry/@sumayyahsaidso/displacement-original-poetry</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/poetry/@sumayyahsaidso/displacement-original-poetry</guid><category><![CDATA[poetry]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[sumayyahsaidso]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 18 Dec 2019 15:14:00 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/JvFFVmatwWHRfvmtd53nmEJ94xpKydwmbSC5H5svBACH81TMmkfYxFhTRpT11FKM5mKs9LnBHNZBeFJ8hN8qJGJbeGdbF7Sbowe8o9di6pqpyHkFU6kTbZkJRgp4e1HWRx4f48EkEJ?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Dawn 11 Dec 2019]]></title><description><![CDATA[I should really start using my sunrise and nature pics as prompts for my writing.]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/smartphonephotography/@sumayyahsaidso/dawn-11-dec-2019-1z0v954g</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/smartphonephotography/@sumayyahsaidso/dawn-11-dec-2019-1z0v954g</guid><category><![CDATA[smartphonephotography]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[sumayyahsaidso]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 11 Dec 2019 14:41:21 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/3W72119s5BjVtYhc8EyUCS1n2TpsbpKuDhBkZTQTi2NsGVP3cuDYfbsXixUdHZKNXmcob2vkhpZ7nSxv2ENUBwQhKiGdTxuRHbtNBKkAZWqUKXfEAeEGEa?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Sunrise 13 November 2019]]></title><description><![CDATA[Well. When my alarm went off this morning, the wind chill was -1°F. After Monday's snow storm (which dumped an official counting of 9.4" of snow on us) and Tuesday's "snow day" where school]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/smartphonephotography/@sumayyahsaidso/sunrise-13-november-2019-i7ihagd1</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/smartphonephotography/@sumayyahsaidso/sunrise-13-november-2019-i7ihagd1</guid><category><![CDATA[smartphonephotography]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[sumayyahsaidso]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 13 Nov 2019 13:21:33 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/3W72119s5BjVtYhc8EyUCS1n2TpsbpKuDhBkZTQTi2NsGVP3cuDYfbsXixDffCqB2qPgB1N7qF69dnwCuGYmr3SrMvVP4G7uTEu9Q33EYMQwP8jE7mDcyk?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[First sNOw]]></title><description><![CDATA[This is the view from my window. Today, this morning, we began accumulating the first snow of the season. 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This artist is taking time to reevaluate and recuperate.]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/smartphonephotography/@sumayyahsaidso/selfportrait-in-sepia-pjyzesxb</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/smartphonephotography/@sumayyahsaidso/selfportrait-in-sepia-pjyzesxb</guid><category><![CDATA[smartphonephotography]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[sumayyahsaidso]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 06 Nov 2019 15:33:51 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/3W72119s5BjVtYhc8EyUCS1n2TpsbpKuDhBkZTQTi2NsGVP3cuDYfbsXixChYMWFyrDcu3nYZGq7er2gckYFVbBmiKGPn8Fo5CVgT4pBkLAE34g7syjBta?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[A Haiku]]></title><description><![CDATA[Red stone in my hand Its rounded edges shattered Wire holds them close Sumayyah Talibah © 29 October 2019]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/haiku/@sumayyahsaidso/a-haiku-gpfb3i6a</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/haiku/@sumayyahsaidso/a-haiku-gpfb3i6a</guid><category><![CDATA[haiku]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[sumayyahsaidso]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 29 Oct 2019 13:40:06 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/3W72119s5BjVtYhc8EyUCS1n2TpsbpKuDhBkZTQTi2NsGVP3cuDYfbsXixVvn3hHrE28XktsCpabaLsrrSVPA4YKzN6tPQsuGLy8ZA3bYhT4q8SUedrPPC?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Before Sunrise]]></title><description><![CDATA[No matter how many times I see the sun rising in the morning, it remains a majestic sight. 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This particular pair took almost 3 days to complete due to the small metallic rainbow seed beads causing all sorts of pain in my hands as I maneuvered them onto]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/crafts/@sumayyahsaidso/seeds-and-stones-9tfabxrt</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/crafts/@sumayyahsaidso/seeds-and-stones-9tfabxrt</guid><category><![CDATA[crafts]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[sumayyahsaidso]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sun, 01 Sep 2019 00:46:27 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/3W72119s5BjVtYhc8EyUCS1n2TpsbpKuDhBkZTQTi2NsGVP3cuDYfbsXixVvhudm1p8atkhi1o6jNwm98AA3tcik1NFvFPFTzAJCttuGurcXWEN2YYA2DL?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[August Evening]]></title><description><![CDATA[After 3 short, heavy, back-to-back rainstorms, the sun is out again - just in time for it to begin setting. 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If you live in certain parts of the United States, you may have heard that a sunshower means "the Devil is beating his wife" or "the angels in Heaven]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/smartphonephotography/@sumayyahsaidso/sunshower-tl9hfhl0</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/smartphonephotography/@sumayyahsaidso/sunshower-tl9hfhl0</guid><category><![CDATA[smartphonephotography]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[sumayyahsaidso]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 02 Jul 2019 22:25:45 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/3W72119s5BjVtYhc8EyUCS1n2TpsbpKuDhBkZTQTi2NsGVP3cuDYfbsXixVbhXn6UwVsq29EoV6iWCM9iHcdvPnQoGcG1rsTViVH5y75B43nvS8qsD7Y86?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Earrings - Getting Back to Work]]></title><description><![CDATA[It has been about a week since I posted anything worthwhile (or possibly at all). I injured my wrist, and my father had a heart. 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