<?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, 25 May 2026 23:35:58 GMT</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="http://direct.ecency.com/created/poeticuniverse/rss.xml" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><item><title><![CDATA[Poem - Argyle Literary Magazine]]></title><description><![CDATA[Poem - Argyle Literary Magazine Strangulation As Part of The Performance We were on stage together. It was a climatic confrontation scene. In a play. In L.A. One of those little hole in the wall theaters.]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/hive-138326/@artgrafiken/poem-argyle-literary-magazine</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/hive-138326/@artgrafiken/poem-argyle-literary-magazine</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-138326]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[artgrafiken]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 16 Mar 2026 13:15:33 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://i.ecency.com/p/8DAuGnTQCLptZgjHUrRAJGcW4y1D4A5QVJJ7zjzqqKdfVHSS6NapSCC5zdaLzfw8TgkK3pDxL3vWRniX96MBKtD6uXUKebfHEKbknPdeyDae7kCZ3MLqRNntmtJCgybJHgpgcXZmy7vjKcj4bXWrto4GE5HENnTTxbmtFXCAQFg?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Make Your Mark]]></title><description><![CDATA[Making Your Mark Do we all dream of it? Or is it just me? Something you are “known” for. Something fantastic you did or something terrible—famous or infamous. It's that something that makes the difference.]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/hive-113187/@artgrafiken/make-your-mark</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/hive-113187/@artgrafiken/make-your-mark</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-113187]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[artgrafiken]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sun, 15 Mar 2026 12:48:27 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://i.ecency.com/p/8DAuGnTQCLptZgjHUrRAJGcW4y1D4A5QVJJ7zjzqqKdfVHSS6NapSCC5zdaLzfw8TgkK3pDxL3vAPd48z5nHzg6EUgcQ8KRASy3zd4YcaCk2G5BpUaTLTgjRHeQkcwEKHfrZkvSFZWfPWrWDykAqoqx9K411n8zw2eEd7cMvxWr?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Change in The Weather]]></title><description><![CDATA[Change in The Weather Getting to a certain age. There's change in the weather. You don't feel the same way about things. Some things. The opposite sex for instance. 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An]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/hive-138388/@artgrafiken/bystander</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/hive-138388/@artgrafiken/bystander</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-138388]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[artgrafiken]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 06 Mar 2026 14:41:12 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://i.ecency.com/p/8DAuGnTQCLptZgjHUrRAJGcW4y1D4A5QVJJ7zjzqqKdfVHSS6NapSCC5zdaLzfw8TgkK3pDxL3vjvAV2M9qsxCXSwQwU5iH8mVTNPyUaGY8aEYd8frbuS2FgSC2ALQdEYzAbxAv1DYyM1NmjRA1szxf9i2meh3MKk8VYVMqCJrr?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[In-Between On The Amateur Movie Set]]></title><description><![CDATA[In-Between On The Amateur Movie Set Well, I'm waiting and wondering. When will be begin? 3 hours lost. Why did they call me so early? I'm in-between again. 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