<?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>Sat, 18 Apr 2026 20:25:20 GMT</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="http://direct.ecency.com/created/poetrycontest/rss.xml" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><item><title><![CDATA[Circus fun for all?? -- HAIKU]]></title><description><![CDATA[The people's cheers ring, Sure, everyone loves the circus. The animals cry... The above is my entry into @vdux's haiku contest. It can be found here Why not give it a whirl... 1.5SBD up for grabs.. Peace]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/poetry/@ablaze/circus-fun-for-all-haiku</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/poetry/@ablaze/circus-fun-for-all-haiku</guid><category><![CDATA[poetry]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[ablaze]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 03 Sep 2018 20:00:30 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/7258xSVeJbKkzXhyseBP4PYz11eBDT8sW2oR1a4vfVFS6JHsdqAuMKFXnsMUJx6oSNUMGzpj2a6sR5QyEHLFcDcVQQgfuYNSt2mE2LhaTs5okwzJwfQzNwiwSywuec4b4WQaXfzjVm7ie?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[A Raven Messenger]]></title><description><![CDATA[I am a raven. I cannot speak. Though I carry words of great matters. I'm just a raven I cannot read. Though I can tell what kind of letters I deliver. I can't sort out the words they say, but all they]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/poetrycontest/@hazem91/a-raven-messenger</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/poetrycontest/@hazem91/a-raven-messenger</guid><category><![CDATA[poetrycontest]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[hazem91]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 11 Jul 2018 22:13:12 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/5bEGgqZEHBMdvSSM3YPY82SEa7SJvsvpWtBM6Y7qtxHYyEQCZS4V91oHkCvct1yCxA3eJDyWR9y29G3A5qGp2TE7Z7j7PGHU?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[And the winner is...]]></title><description><![CDATA[I held a stream of consciousness poetry contest, and I am finally ready to pick the winner. It took me a bit to decide, because I was going back and forth between two, and then I got on a plane and flew]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/poetrycontest/@jessandthesea/and-the-winner-is</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/poetrycontest/@jessandthesea/and-the-winner-is</guid><category><![CDATA[poetrycontest]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[jessandthesea]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 25 Jun 2018 23:58:57 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/HNWT6DgoBc14riaEeLCzGYopkqYBKxpGKqfNWfgr368M9U7RSGfLGzyw8kKixwpwHpECZgBW78nGGKeFGGUfH4fFWYzLv9d78ZHJTfEBfuGuZK2oozfQgKwt3wC?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Kids Being Kids (100 Days Of Poetry Day #89)]]></title><description><![CDATA[We used to ride bikes Up and down the block Parents like, "Yikes" Yeah we would run around a lot Playing basketball On the streets and the driveways Who's the last to fall? How it was back in]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/culture/@stephenparato/kids-being-kids-100-days-of-poetry-day-89</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/culture/@stephenparato/kids-being-kids-100-days-of-poetry-day-89</guid><category><![CDATA[culture]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[stephenparato]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 04 Jun 2018 19:24:48 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/C3TZR1g81UNaPs7vzNXHueW5ZM76DSHWEY7onmfLxcK2iNuwGEUaP1RhqS1UoKU5iGaCzBFTiwXQcKHiMJDbJAzeqX69cMje4g4f3GVYwNFac1hx8fuYCyL?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Today’s adventures were all about music.]]></title><description><![CDATA[We started at the Central Cemetery (Wiener Zentralfriedhof) visiting the memorials to some of the greatest composers the world has ever known- a few movie stars- a few scientists- and amazing pieces of]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/music/@polash66129/todays-adventures-were-all-about-music--2018-06-01-09-06-40</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/music/@polash66129/todays-adventures-were-all-about-music--2018-06-01-09-06-40</guid><category><![CDATA[music]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[polash66129]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 01 Jun 2018 09:06:42 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/3HaJVvr6qfoEFgBir1jy4DeK1wwhDm7oNHzc1b8roaJY8MKheeqcN2DBT4fQofjCXURjPQGvpA99nnRLmXz1gsutA3SETnF6K5TttAS?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[My love for her !]]></title><description><![CDATA[she is the soul in my body ! Steepshot IPFS IOS Android Web]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/poetrychallange/@ashfaaaq/my-love-for-her--2018-05-27-00-56-21</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/poetrychallange/@ashfaaaq/my-love-for-her--2018-05-27-00-56-21</guid><category><![CDATA[poetrychallange]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[ashfaaaq]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sun, 27 May 2018 00:56:27 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/3HaJVvr6qfoEFgBir1jy4DeK1wwhDm7oNHzc1b8roaJY8MKWTqwGQ75FD3GaXJnFYZFWh8wN5NXA3Dr2fe4S8hZTN1zUybBQwxTQ1kJ?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Jesus Christ]]></title><description><![CDATA[source I'm not a particularly religious person, but still I'm fond of my relationship with God and the Bible. I have a friend that inspires me to keep praying. This popped into my head a while back. Jesus]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/poem/@josefpius/jesus-christ</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/poem/@josefpius/jesus-christ</guid><category><![CDATA[poem]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[josefpius]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 01 May 2018 01:19:27 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Continuous Rhyme with the Bangla alphabet #Part-24]]></title><description><![CDATA[Alphabet school (You have no right to copy the text) বর্ণমালার পাঠশালা কাওছার হামিদ ও –তে ওয়াদা= প্রতিশ্রুতি ওয়াদা দিয়ে পালন কর ওয়াদা রক্ষা অনেক বড়।। ঔ - তে ঔদার্য = দয়া,উদারতা ঔদার্য দেখাও গরিব এলে গরিব]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/busy/@creativeidea/continuous-rhyme-with-the-bangla-alphabet-part-24</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/busy/@creativeidea/continuous-rhyme-with-the-bangla-alphabet-part-24</guid><category><![CDATA[busy]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[creativeidea]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 30 Apr 2018 06:35:39 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/C3TZR1g81UNchGPKLQuxAL7oEwDJ42cT977qXjChZBobWfECLdnL1Y8fHxFMVwAYsZxcYW6niyok9nVaBJ2UuRdxQyPZrZhwFQNBWuBBcvszbCrx7z4BUdL?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Share Your Wisdom (100 Days Of Poetry Day #53)]]></title><description><![CDATA[Share your wisdom I know there's some flowing through you Rejecting your unique brilliance is a disservice to you Not sharing your wisdom is a disservice to everyone Share your wisdom What challenges have]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/poetry/@stephenparato/share-your-wisdom-100-days-of-poetry-day-53</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/poetry/@stephenparato/share-your-wisdom-100-days-of-poetry-day-53</guid><category><![CDATA[poetry]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[stephenparato]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sun, 29 Apr 2018 18:12:45 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/2gsjgna1uruvUuS7ndh9YqVwYGPLVszbFLwwpAYXYqehUFijHTjQB5HvsnH8Nm2taSatoMv7dF9G69WHUjXBNZmUFaX3bvPoV5gYbEJ5REdXWp2142?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Flow By (100 Days Of Poetry Day #52)]]></title><description><![CDATA[There's a design on the table It looks like a bowtie I don't know why But I don't have to know Let it flow by With an actual afterglow And present effervescence Resonance with the essence Perception in]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/poetry/@stephenparato/flow-by-100-days-of-poetry-day-52</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/poetry/@stephenparato/flow-by-100-days-of-poetry-day-52</guid><category><![CDATA[poetry]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[stephenparato]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sat, 28 Apr 2018 20:46:57 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/2gsjgna1uruvUuS7ndh9YqVwYGPLVszbFLwwpAYXZorRdBZbEeVKC6HoGGqcLYqRBpD2bgvyE84evPSpTXpAckk5Qh3eHcCRt6gmT2T86GCQaN49ot?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Everything Is Everything (100 Days Of Poetry Day #51)]]></title><description><![CDATA[Life is good Change is good It's all good Even when it's not all good To judge is to be enraptured in judgment There is no good or bad Only labels of the mind Everything just is It is what it is Positive,]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/poetry/@stephenparato/everything-is-everything-100-days-of-poetry-day-51</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/poetry/@stephenparato/everything-is-everything-100-days-of-poetry-day-51</guid><category><![CDATA[poetry]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[stephenparato]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 27 Apr 2018 23:57:36 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/2gsjgna1uruvUuS7ndh9YqVwYGPLVszbFLwwpAYXYMRcRt1UvGwSyw26j9CpqQnGCqg3XrQrQv9iCBT6tvWr36bXj84uuqEV2fJYXEAX7XeUp17JBp?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Fairy Goddess (100 Days Of Poetry Day #50)]]></title><description><![CDATA[Fairy goddess Embodying the beauty of nature Mystical grace Making magic real Eyes like an enchanted lagoon Lips like the kiss of a soft, grassy field at dawn Aura like a pristine, flowing stream Enveloped]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/poetry/@stephenparato/fairy-goddess-100-days-of-poetry-day-50</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/poetry/@stephenparato/fairy-goddess-100-days-of-poetry-day-50</guid><category><![CDATA[poetry]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[stephenparato]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 26 Apr 2018 14:46:33 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/2gsjgna1uruvUuS7ndh9YqVwYGPLVszbFLwwpAYXYS1j4GH3aAVEMnJvNNDpUzaDHf4qfCs9MNApDZHMLWMp87hVbaepa42nMEZNr9QAoSewHiSHS6?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Feminist Fire]]></title><description><![CDATA[Pixabay. Dear broken society. This will sound like sheer audacity. But. Kindly give me my voice back. I speak on behalf of millions. My pens convey their unspoken opinions. That. Our being humans before]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/teamgirlpowa/@tezmel/feminist-fire</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/teamgirlpowa/@tezmel/feminist-fire</guid><category><![CDATA[teamgirlpowa]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[tezmel]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 26 Apr 2018 14:03:57 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/6C2W1azD1rBs8i715pX3pAHYgtGre4Heqx68uBKbWoZPtrbKD1RVjae?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Cherry Blossom (100 Days Of Poetry Day #49)]]></title><description><![CDATA[The cherry blossom sways In very awesome ways Peaceful dancing flowers Each full romancing hour Shades of serenity Hues of vibrance Made a friend to me Through sounds of silence Roll with the seasons Bend]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/poetry/@stephenparato/cherry-blossom-100-days-of-poetry-day-49</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/poetry/@stephenparato/cherry-blossom-100-days-of-poetry-day-49</guid><category><![CDATA[poetry]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[stephenparato]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 25 Apr 2018 13:10:12 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/2gsjgna1uruvUuS7ndh9YqVwYGPLVszbFLwwpAYXYby5WKavckTzhtFif8oPdHe2zNg35KUnYYJEN4nS4gnXb8onvcYTQxvXkmax9PBm98WFSkeKyQ?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Sparking The Soul (100 Days Of Poetry Day #48)]]></title><description><![CDATA[Heard the ringing Of birds singing Beautiful music Through the air Suitable truest Movement where We're all a part of the whole In the park for a stroll Sparking the soul And starting the roll Snowball]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/poetry/@stephenparato/sparking-the-soul-100-days-of-poetry-day-48</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/poetry/@stephenparato/sparking-the-soul-100-days-of-poetry-day-48</guid><category><![CDATA[poetry]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[stephenparato]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 24 Apr 2018 13:17:57 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/2gsjgna1uruvUuS7ndh9YqVwYGPLVszbFLwwpAYXZB6xCzm4Yw5rPgmtDYb2sGWVVniCqh8kZ2rgGLzWAsJsCUTVNXxHNS6DAQqVkm8hpJUAVQGY9t?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Spring (100 Days Of Poetry Day #47)]]></title><description><![CDATA[Spring Rebirth Spring The bouncing up Of the new Spring Blooming season Universal flowering Flowering of Self A celebration Of reawakening Recreation Remix Rebirth re-EVERYTHING The resurrection Of who]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/poetry/@stephenparato/spring-100-days-of-poetry-day-47</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/poetry/@stephenparato/spring-100-days-of-poetry-day-47</guid><category><![CDATA[poetry]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[stephenparato]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 23 Apr 2018 13:15:51 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/2gsjgna1uruvUuS7ndh9YqVwYGPLVszbFLwwpAYXZ64YPQjhXqEeNJ6rTWye67nqK6FKY7c9T25SwqMiMzZygbUDz2dFN1mBdEGUV5F45YsqmdvNVL?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Allowing Life (100 Days Of Poetry Day #46)]]></title><description><![CDATA[Allow This moment To be fully experienced And flow through Moving Passing Evolving As it is And it is beautiful It comes It goes The serendipity of life Is how fleeting it is Nothing lasts forever Yet]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/poetry/@stephenparato/allowing-life-100-days-of-poetry-day-46</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/poetry/@stephenparato/allowing-life-100-days-of-poetry-day-46</guid><category><![CDATA[poetry]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[stephenparato]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sun, 22 Apr 2018 13:31:21 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/2gsjgna1uruvUuS7ndh9YqVwYGPLVszbFLwwpAYXZoWZkXaidh6GVdo39V3hhjawcZatC1HRiXc2eKUU8g1D37wD4J7bZ8wTN78AwiWVFodUhJi7s4?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Youth and Age - Poem by Arthur Guiterman]]></title><description><![CDATA[Bersi, the champion, famed in his day, Agèd and bedridden, drowsily lay. Halldor, the baby, the grandfather's pride, Cooed in his cradle the pallet beside. Recklessly rocking, the cradle fell o'er; Halldor,]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/poetrycontest/@atharunjum/youth-and-age-poem-by-arthur-guiterman</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/poetrycontest/@atharunjum/youth-and-age-poem-by-arthur-guiterman</guid><category><![CDATA[poetrycontest]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[atharunjum]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 19 Apr 2018 19:52:42 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[If You Forget Me by Pablo Neruda]]></title><description><![CDATA[I want you to know one thing. You know how this is: if I look at the crystal moon, at the red branch of the slow autumn at my window, if I touch near the fire the impalpable ash or the wrinkled body of]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/poetry/@atharunjum/if-you-forget-me-by-pablo-neruda</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/poetry/@atharunjum/if-you-forget-me-by-pablo-neruda</guid><category><![CDATA[poetry]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[atharunjum]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 19 Apr 2018 05:54:03 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[U (100 Days Of Poetry Day #42)]]></title><description><![CDATA[Unique Unicorns Upbeat Undulating Upwards Using Ultimate Unity Uncovered Unless Ukeleles Uphold Ubiquity US Thank you so much for reading. If you enjoyed this, please follow me @stephenparato and join]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/poetry/@stephenparato/u-100-days-of-poetry-day-42</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/poetry/@stephenparato/u-100-days-of-poetry-day-42</guid><category><![CDATA[poetry]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[stephenparato]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 18 Apr 2018 01:43:00 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/2gsjgna1uruvUuS7ndh9YqVwYGPLVszbFLwwpAYXZk6JWaYkbwJ2mohMvkv5ZvqysF875dKdwfXWuYmgiZhJMpVZpRUCq5qbNXb4f6J9jrnQYcb5HQ?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item></channel></rss>