<?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, 03 Apr 2026 18:29:30 GMT</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="http://direct.ecency.com/@zitalove/rss" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><item><title><![CDATA[Love at First Conversation ]]></title><description><![CDATA[It was my first time setting eyes on you But in our first words, our souls knew I only planned to be there for a minute or two But after talking, I didn't want to be anywhere but beside you Was it your]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/hive-186424/@zitalove/love-at-first-conversation</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/hive-186424/@zitalove/love-at-first-conversation</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-186424]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[zitalove]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 02 Feb 2026 07:40:51 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/D5zH9SyxCKdAD9rYwjD1VARAikGgLpZReGTopGBFvMWEuURXLRt1dK3AHqtM3GHq1Jf18mEicz3SC577LRBHY7UjUU8xre1LB4wKY7jdR9bEpFshYuGcDjSjG1AAgpjTUvRf3k?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[One Less Bag, More Air]]></title><description><![CDATA[Every now and then my eyes will trail every corner of my room, sometimes lazily and other times in an attempt to take in the blessing of the answered prayer that I am living in. 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