<?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, 17 Apr 2026 22:55:35 GMT</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="http://direct.ecency.com/created/spilledink/rss.xml" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><item><title><![CDATA[Growth.]]></title><description><![CDATA[A lot has happened in the past 3 months and reality dawned on me, you know what i’ll just let the poem speak for itself. Everyone this is Growth. Thank you.]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/hive-161465/@truest.mori/growth</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/hive-161465/@truest.mori/growth</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-161465]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[truest.mori]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 29 Oct 2025 19:43:27 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/3W72119s5BjW4PvRk9nXBzqrPWMsMTjNrXDPFFf13PgxWHH8XcJL6AnCF2bwKCwqxUn2c2wsZ2EYTb7ZH775wmrEnUuWcz8Cp8budooqQwMVsHsM64aNm4?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Autumn Calls]]></title><description><![CDATA[Autumn calls, To the plaintive tune Of ancient music, Stepping quietly over forest ground Dropping leaves in a haze of gold Around her feet. I listen to her sing Songs Of death, Of rebirth, From a silent]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/poetry/@heatherthebard/autumn-calls</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/poetry/@heatherthebard/autumn-calls</guid><category><![CDATA[poetry]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[heatherthebard]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 29 Oct 2018 18:45:36 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/4HFqJv9qRjVeVQzX3gvDHytNF793bg88B7fESPieLQ8dxJ1t4c4ghGYcceZRZCExEvxwdzvmoAeBGGttb52esEtpA3NY15D1tEiyTEibLHGnEVJXBHVyZb5C1fvA32qYnhh7aQMafLjzeEez6F4CdyvNFNoTTf435vN?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[With Fear & Trembling]]></title><description><![CDATA[It was a big day, today, with some surprising relational twists and turns. I may not know which way to jump today, but I do know one thing: in the end, the journey will have been beautiful! 💕 Mirrored]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/poetry/@heatherthebard/with-fear-and-trembling</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/poetry/@heatherthebard/with-fear-and-trembling</guid><category><![CDATA[poetry]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[heatherthebard]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 17 Oct 2018 06:49:27 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/4HFqJv9qRjVeVQzX3gvDHytNF793bg88B7fESPieLQ8dxHdmbHC1tDSm3f4a1jbVq6pHAKgn4YXvFhAwmzCM4rNYrRphSVMLDV81fyi4zJcEhrXAEQh3x8GhQBZGmWdHCFJxArettJz6Tsk5DSccANreRcmLXy8ZhZQ?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Apples]]></title><description><![CDATA[I think I re-opened “Pandora’s box,” so to speak. 😳 I decided on a whim back in August “oh, I’ll start writing poetry again because it will be good for my songwriting...” And it HAS, but..... Now I can’t]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/ghsc/@heatherthebard/apples</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/ghsc/@heatherthebard/apples</guid><category><![CDATA[ghsc]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[heatherthebard]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 13 Sep 2018 03:48:51 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/4HFqJv9qRjVeVQzX3gvDHytNF793bg88B7fESPieLQ8dxHpwKC5pwVAMGQPJrE6ZF79DGjrWpvMKi8DhEk3Vi7QYeWBzCR5wycT46ha9n7LiqjwEAwYHoGRmXyd6FuQtJr4YjF8gzNqeUdXHwr5mDAxD6kGenjmmUm4?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[God of the Harvest]]></title><description><![CDATA[You are the God of the Harvest Just as You are The God of Rebirth And quiet beauty Follows Your steps Even when All is laid bare In the end of Days. This is one I missed posting yesterday. I love late]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/poetry/@heatherthebard/god-of-the-harvest</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/poetry/@heatherthebard/god-of-the-harvest</guid><category><![CDATA[poetry]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[heatherthebard]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 11 Sep 2018 14:51:42 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/4HFqJv9qRjVeVQzX3gvDHytNF793bg88B7fESPieLQ8dxJ4Zuz4knc6SQg3CYWe282fHjhMwmsbmEBdev3AD2xkn12sG2o7s5EFYiS5cUbciJSyuaZ6BSvjPTaTMaHwXYea2QUdFEKXnqD2cPdjHcR9wqjwS2cpcdZG?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[God’s Country]]></title><description><![CDATA[This is God’s country And still You sing us Home Like the seasons change. I run like a little child Your song beating Deeper Than blood in my veins Sing me Home, Father, And I’ll fall like wheat Into your]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/poetry/@heatherthebard/god-s-country</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/poetry/@heatherthebard/god-s-country</guid><category><![CDATA[poetry]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[heatherthebard]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 10 Sep 2018 18:03:30 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/4HFqJv9qRjVeVQzX3gvDHytNF793bg88B7fESPieLQ8dxJ3CErn7Z1xxCDYggbhTQqxiREo29B4hPQwGYvtW7JDHttVAcA68cKkidSvxFNTHyPrakRT9vcF4A7mQDGrZL5K7fV8srE1vBMB8RmhwHtWuu3WiUnbBBqG?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Gold-Kissed Hills]]></title><description><![CDATA[This is the one thing I’ll never miss or take for granted about living where I do. When I lived in the city for four years going to college, I yearned for the wild spaces, the sunrises, the sunsets, the]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/ghsc/@heatherthebard/gold-kissed-hills</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/ghsc/@heatherthebard/gold-kissed-hills</guid><category><![CDATA[ghsc]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[heatherthebard]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sun, 09 Sep 2018 15:35:54 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/4HFqJv9qRjVeVQzX3gvDHytNF793bg88B7fESPieLQ8dxJ7S6mJfjKUzoN5vs8cayRfUtqerGbeuEJXn5Z8AYctLLi7hHz1Z4KP1fzvJ6xX8kxibUCPNvBj6MrfKGGGuLe22VXaqih2bHbehnesUwXRfpYjJXHyqLMt?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Upstream]]></title><description><![CDATA[I swim upstream leaving behind my origins... Better waters await. It’s been an emotionally trying week for this songwriter-poet. Everything conspired to put me in a mental space of questioning. I’ve felt]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/poetry/@heatherthebard/upstream</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/poetry/@heatherthebard/upstream</guid><category><![CDATA[poetry]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[heatherthebard]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sun, 09 Sep 2018 00:55:51 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/4HFqJv9qRjVeVQzX3gvDHytNF793bg88B7fESPieLQ8dxJ3ByktSVcdirsuScf1jeewD2ofaXXQz4YWbxwYrdTHEX8Bfdj4JcfHYLfKuKMi3ofjPzuVhVe4YqPa1DA2LH642gtutjAEgGknHmadFTG3v7d3dNdLcPXU?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Sunflowers]]></title><description><![CDATA[I remember you When the sunflowers bloom. All I knew was A lady deserved flowers And yellow was your favorite. Once, I lived for your smile. Once, I wanted to see Your cracked-open heart Mended. (Poem]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/poetry/@heatherthebard/sunflowers</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/poetry/@heatherthebard/sunflowers</guid><category><![CDATA[poetry]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[heatherthebard]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 31 Aug 2018 00:03:09 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/4HFqJv9qRjVeVQzX3gvDHytNF793bg88B7fESPieLQ8dxJ7Xi8vcdZsmn9n1Bbk5Ypj1Tbfjgi8YUQTdjBmanpKuuCphm2B96LYCJUZMcWYgo5SLZueGhHn2uN6vgoY7s4Ua6TrTpEpJsyirzBdktxyYH7UBUWvoGNi?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Hazy]]></title><description><![CDATA[Hazy twilight scent Of smoke drifts with worries Next day, uncertain... (Poem & photo by Heather Stearns, 2018. Enjoy this? Toss some coin at the Bard: )]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/poetry/@heatherthebard/hazy</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/poetry/@heatherthebard/hazy</guid><category><![CDATA[poetry]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[heatherthebard]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 14 Aug 2018 03:30:12 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/4HFqJv9qRjVeVQzX3gvDHytNF793bg88B7fESPieLQ8dxHap2pTfPGxxZNoZ7RLKB8tT6zh9iXqy6GzXo9PiL13Fp1VVrwzACK6FzGKryw7iCG2tFPW5QFrGDZT3xCiFoXKUsL32UnpASpXudqMeUgKRVwHZAPQ6VUa?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Mornings]]></title><description><![CDATA[Perfect All cool 5:30 mornings Home-made bread and cup of tea Laughing after Little boy toes that couldn’t wait Ran outside in their skivvies To greet the summer light Get a jump on Front porch mornings]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/poetry/@heatherthebard/mornings</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/poetry/@heatherthebard/mornings</guid><category><![CDATA[poetry]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[heatherthebard]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 13 Aug 2018 16:09:24 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/4HFqJv9qRjVeVQzX3gvDHytNF793bg88B7fESPieLQ8dxHb66iRZ4Dpo9CBa1MwfQ4VAwGJhyED6j1nBuYgaCMok8ZGBEFeVgZBdpDdiY8SD4g7q24mA1aoVKCDakGHrxFeXzmmdx7d464zHPuD6oTud3XP6gorwPpi?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Howl]]></title><description><![CDATA[Little boy, Howl at the moon Tell them who you are: Forever one of His Always one of mine Joy that cannot Rest Cannot still For a second. (poem & photo by @heatherthebard, 2018)]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/poetry/@heatherthebard/howl</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/poetry/@heatherthebard/howl</guid><category><![CDATA[poetry]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[heatherthebard]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 27 Jul 2018 20:28:30 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/4HFqJv9qRjVeVQzX3gvDHytNF793bg88B7fESPieLQ8dxHgM2y12kAxMGhCTy2yMFJnmfZ23w85VKgkYbZ41D5XuzDeuKAWDZoYnrZyZDdtHrycbSvozV4tC6VKme7WUg1wjsmBMbmQNjxDjvwMfUivVPy3mVrof75x?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Sensitive Rebellion]]></title><description><![CDATA[I am green Tender, unfurling Stubbornly present, exposed to the Elements Even when the world Says I am not Should not Be. ~poem and photo by @heatherthebard, 2018]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/poetry/@heatherthebard/sensitive-rebellion</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/poetry/@heatherthebard/sensitive-rebellion</guid><category><![CDATA[poetry]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[heatherthebard]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 25 Jul 2018 03:08:21 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/4HFqJv9qRjVeVQzX3gvDHytNF793bg88B7fESPieLQ8dxHf9BiFAo754QXkC2EBiPE8e1HkxE6CaVD8YZis14rMRMpkNdvPBeNmZKeGSNv6Xgajv1quJvoQFKXJdRSWjwYB2gWKRZZdjMsTKHobnCCMKDBrUabqj94A?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Nargis]]></title><description><![CDATA[Nargis, you came to impregnate my lips but left incisions instead, you came like droopy frosted mornings, mingling with the dew, infusing your fragrance in the underserving air. There are days, Nargis,]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/poetry/@offended/nargis</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/poetry/@offended/nargis</guid><category><![CDATA[poetry]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[offended]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 04 Jun 2018 18:48:45 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/6VvuHGsoU2QDKAf1AWdPEz4aBLFJFm5da1eZRYeYo6H5TpJBU4QomB4ak9z9VbStNJ2U8eWmoapkmfaFFEDA2jEQLzRXDEGvAUDtmbxuSgicajbbUYiJ1NQQBEdwgA?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[BURN BRIGHTLY]]></title><description><![CDATA[As humans, we are still embraking on a journey, in search and want to know the presence of the divine soul ~ God. Taking a small example to cite from FIRE; it not only unites itself to what it burns, but]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/blog/@xorinirebella/burn-brightly</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/blog/@xorinirebella/burn-brightly</guid><category><![CDATA[blog]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[xorinirebella]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 19 Feb 2018 02:50:57 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[I Am (A Poetry)]]></title><description><![CDATA[I am not the color of my nails, not even the color of my hair. I am not my weight, not even my five feet height. I am not what I wear, not even the way I leer. I am not my looks, not even how I cook. I]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/poetry/@fortressmeadow/i-am-a-poetry</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/poetry/@fortressmeadow/i-am-a-poetry</guid><category><![CDATA[poetry]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[fortressmeadow]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 03 Jan 2018 17:40:57 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[We all have our reasons]]></title><description><![CDATA[Ever since I was young, Sunny days would not please me,  Yet the shadows of the rain clouds Would make me feel at home.  Its the drizzle on the plane,  And the mild numbing pain, That has]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/writing/@mikletimes/we-all-have-our-reasons</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/writing/@mikletimes/we-all-have-our-reasons</guid><category><![CDATA[writing]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[mikletimes]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 14 Jun 2017 01:35:03 GMT</pubDate></item></channel></rss>