<?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>Wed, 29 Apr 2026 03:19:20 GMT</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="http://direct.ecency.com/created/mumbleweed/rss.xml" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><item><title><![CDATA[Their god]]></title><description><![CDATA[The time has come for all to stand up and say: enough is enough... A man, still standing on a worn out soap box in the square had been trying to make himself heard above the rain that punched down and]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/politics/@wales/their-god</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/politics/@wales/their-god</guid><category><![CDATA[politics]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[wales]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sun, 20 Oct 2019 11:53:12 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/99pyU5Ga1kwqSXWA2evTexn6YzPHotJF8R85JZsErvtTWYoy8dPvEtW7P2ihRBLeBdHsZDMojrte9k5CMD8hhF111GSSjEF431rWgAd1RiWjZvbTAQC6AtEJF12JCz8ojc?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Under a mango tree]]></title><description><![CDATA[I'm not sure it's worth being on steemit anymore... Image by Vijay Dhankhar from Pixabay Under the mango tree in the hot heat Of too many loud thoughts That churns on and on, Who is the mysterious stranger?]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/mumbleweed/@wales/under-a-mango-tree</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/mumbleweed/@wales/under-a-mango-tree</guid><category><![CDATA[mumbleweed]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[wales]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sun, 29 Sep 2019 15:08:09 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/vM1pGHgNcyCXUWJECrZbvn1NMPj1oFGUo3gYfF3NNPRD9X6fWgqF3vjKBWQQ7CJDHZXFm7EWZ1UyFabrFUUy3thhkJwezsVQkBi6SmPNXawFTgtFEYZVor5VVYqxS7pTWCRH5Mp?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Cycling round the sun]]></title><description><![CDATA[This one is taken from Miss Pretty's diary and tells of her journey around the sun... Image by Gerd Altmann from Pixabay "Today we cycled round the sun in our pyjamas, it was hot. We lost a tooth]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/creative/@wales/cycling-round-the-sun</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/creative/@wales/cycling-round-the-sun</guid><category><![CDATA[creative]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[wales]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 23 Sep 2019 10:35:33 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/vM1pGHgNcyCXUWJECrZbvn1NMPj1oFGUo3gYfF3NNPRD9TdNvMkGoGC24uVxR8GYFr5Z5S8GASsBPs8d2vnc1M4JjZ1mbVkbX4vgKNgza616RePLK7ENYcDy4TxmaKJPh5b78pv?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[An untouched melancholic beverage]]></title><description><![CDATA[Some stories start out sputtering and going nowhere and then die the death; and no one sees a thing... Image by Gerd Altmann from Pixabay An untouched melancholic beverage that lived above an art gallery]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/mumbleweed/@wales/an-untouched-melancholic-beverage</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/mumbleweed/@wales/an-untouched-melancholic-beverage</guid><category><![CDATA[mumbleweed]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[wales]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 10 May 2019 21:56:30 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/vM1pGHgNcyCXUWJECrZbvn1NMPj1oFGUo3gYfF3NNPRD9b2mUW5aA2UfUio9nxJiz82zvn37XT9pRukHtcEDxLGkNBdLifAhWP59sL69MAEDmA9pWxLdjpABpFxmNVCVLNmAATx?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Where do you turn]]></title><description><![CDATA[Sometimes you can feel so distracted by all the troubles and trials that all you feel like doing is walking away somewhere, anywhere And sometimes we're so close to our problems that we don't see that]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/powerhousecreatives/@wales/where-do-you-turn</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/powerhousecreatives/@wales/where-do-you-turn</guid><category><![CDATA[powerhousecreatives]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[wales]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 06 May 2019 12:32:00 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/9vWp6aU4y8kwSZ9Gw15LFL3aMdhmgmBBFMpDJregpdP328Xm6ea5QBt2Lnz3KkD4BqUgf8rfwhSnc23nmpeurTuChdm7XZLkZAftUBj1cvR6cXtWTjNKhZe9AF9pZjqedtmApPsDmrCEGRyx2?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Eager virgins]]></title><description><![CDATA[This post is a short one brought on by comments on PHC chat over the last few days... 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