<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><?xml-stylesheet href="https://feeds.captivate.fm/style.xsl" type="text/xsl"?><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" xmlns:googleplay="http://www.google.com/schemas/play-podcasts/1.0" xmlns:itunes="http://www.itunes.com/dtds/podcast-1.0.dtd" xmlns:sy="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/syndication/" xmlns:podcast="https://podcastindex.org/namespace/1.0"><channel><atom:link href="https://feeds.captivate.fm/rhyming-rhapsodies/" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><title><![CDATA[Rhyming Rhapsodies]]></title><lastBuildDate>Mon, 16 Jan 2023 14:55:29 +0000</lastBuildDate><generator>Captivate.fm</generator><language><![CDATA[en]]></language><copyright><![CDATA[Copyright 2023 Rachel Flores]]></copyright><managingEditor>Rachel Flores</managingEditor><itunes:summary><![CDATA[Hi, my name is Rachel and I love to <a href=”https://www.5amily.com/top-6-bestselling-gifts-for-debaters” target=”_blank”>debate</a> and to write poetry. Debating is all about making the best argument and winning the argument. I enjoy debating because it challenges my mind and I like the feeling of winning. Poetry is also really fun for me. Poems are like a form of art and I love to express myself through writing.]]></itunes:summary><image><url>https://artwork.captivate.fm/32c74b80-b0bd-4e62-bab5-c9ed23cbfb04/YE0VKhyrBZkJ0yDCkUr8Jn6k.jpg</url><title>Rhyming Rhapsodies</title><link><![CDATA[https://5amily.com/top-6-bestselling-gifts-for-debaters]]></link></image><itunes:image href="https://artwork.captivate.fm/32c74b80-b0bd-4e62-bab5-c9ed23cbfb04/YE0VKhyrBZkJ0yDCkUr8Jn6k.jpg"/><itunes:owner><itunes:name>Rachel Flores</itunes:name></itunes:owner><itunes:author>Rachel Flores</itunes:author><description>Hi, my name is Rachel and I love to debate and to write poetry. Debating is all about making the best argument and winning the argument. I enjoy debating because it challenges my mind and I like the feeling of winning. Poetry is also really fun for me. Poems are like a form of art and I love to express myself through writing.</description><link>https://5amily.com/top-6-bestselling-gifts-for-debaters</link><atom:link href="https://pubsubhubbub.appspot.com" rel="hub"/><itunes:explicit>no</itunes:explicit><itunes:type>episodic</itunes:type><itunes:category text="Arts"></itunes:category><itunes:category text="Arts"><itunes:category text="Performing Arts"/></itunes:category><item><title>Its Just The Same Old Game</title><itunes:title>Its Just The Same Old Game</itunes:title><description><![CDATA[<p>I often find my thoughts turning to the past: the people I’ve loved, the places I’ve been. But there’s no point. It’s all just the same old game, with different players. And I’m tired of the game. Maybe it’s time I learned to live in the present and focus on the future.</p><p><a href="https://5amily.com/mug/i-may-be-a-debater-but-i-cant-fix-stupid" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://5amily.com/mug/i-may-be-a-debater-but-i-cant-fix-stupid</a></p>]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>I often find my thoughts turning to the past: the people I’ve loved, the places I’ve been. But there’s no point. It’s all just the same old game, with different players. And I’m tired of the game. Maybe it’s time I learned to live in the present and focus on the future.</p><p><a href="https://5amily.com/mug/i-may-be-a-debater-but-i-cant-fix-stupid" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://5amily.com/mug/i-may-be-a-debater-but-i-cant-fix-stupid</a></p>]]></content:encoded><link><![CDATA[https://rhyming-rhapsodies.captivate.fm/episode/its-just-the-same-old-game]]></link><guid isPermaLink="false">9a4c70ab-15ff-46ba-8f46-3e39b6213ffd</guid><itunes:image href="https://artwork.captivate.fm/32c74b80-b0bd-4e62-bab5-c9ed23cbfb04/YE0VKhyrBZkJ0yDCkUr8Jn6k.jpg"/><dc:creator><![CDATA[Rachel Flores]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 16 Jul 2021 09:00:00 -0500</pubDate><enclosure url="https://podcasts.captivate.fm/media/cf20f5c9-8395-4906-972e-080ad996c7f9/its-just-the-same-old-game-f.mp3" length="738979" type="audio/mpeg"/><itunes:duration>00:23</itunes:duration><itunes:explicit>no</itunes:explicit><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType><itunes:episode>10</itunes:episode><itunes:author>Rachel Flores</itunes:author></item><item><title>We Will Stay Together</title><itunes:title>We Will Stay Together</itunes:title><description><![CDATA[<p>We will stay together. Feciding to stay together was not an easy decision, but we have decided that we will do our best to stay together. I cannot say that I am not scared of what our future will hold, but I know that we will have each other even in the hardest times.</p><p><a href="https://5amily.com/mug/debating-is-cheaper-than-therapy" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://5amily.com/mug/debating-is-cheaper-than-therapy</a></p>]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>We will stay together. Feciding to stay together was not an easy decision, but we have decided that we will do our best to stay together. I cannot say that I am not scared of what our future will hold, but I know that we will have each other even in the hardest times.</p><p><a href="https://5amily.com/mug/debating-is-cheaper-than-therapy" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://5amily.com/mug/debating-is-cheaper-than-therapy</a></p>]]></content:encoded><link><![CDATA[https://rhyming-rhapsodies.captivate.fm/episode/we-will-stay-together]]></link><guid isPermaLink="false">0a6dddd4-43a4-46ae-b658-ab046351ae8b</guid><itunes:image href="https://artwork.captivate.fm/32c74b80-b0bd-4e62-bab5-c9ed23cbfb04/YE0VKhyrBZkJ0yDCkUr8Jn6k.jpg"/><dc:creator><![CDATA[Rachel Flores]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 15 Jul 2021 09:00:00 -0500</pubDate><enclosure url="https://podcasts.captivate.fm/media/72559c3e-0b2a-4192-8867-b80baeb840b5/we-will-stay-together-f.mp3" length="997027" type="audio/mpeg"/><itunes:duration>00:31</itunes:duration><itunes:explicit>no</itunes:explicit><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType><itunes:episode>9</itunes:episode><itunes:author>Rachel Flores</itunes:author></item><item><title>Long After This</title><itunes:title>Long After This</itunes:title><description><![CDATA[<p>It's been so long since I've seen you. I am afraid to go on tonight. I'm here to show you that things get better. To be honest, I'm not so surprised. I've been feeling the way you feel- empty and alone. </p><p><a href="https://5amily.com/ladies-shirt/real-men-marry-debaters-2#210015" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://5amily.com/ladies-shirt/real-men-marry-debaters-2</a></p>]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>It's been so long since I've seen you. I am afraid to go on tonight. I'm here to show you that things get better. To be honest, I'm not so surprised. I've been feeling the way you feel- empty and alone. </p><p><a href="https://5amily.com/ladies-shirt/real-men-marry-debaters-2#210015" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://5amily.com/ladies-shirt/real-men-marry-debaters-2</a></p>]]></content:encoded><link><![CDATA[https://rhyming-rhapsodies.captivate.fm/episode/long-after-this]]></link><guid isPermaLink="false">85f759d7-2d3c-4d87-9a96-a741e50ce9c7</guid><itunes:image href="https://artwork.captivate.fm/32c74b80-b0bd-4e62-bab5-c9ed23cbfb04/YE0VKhyrBZkJ0yDCkUr8Jn6k.jpg"/><dc:creator><![CDATA[Rachel Flores]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 14 Jul 2021 09:00:00 -0500</pubDate><enclosure url="https://podcasts.captivate.fm/media/664b5316-61da-4b95-a6dd-7d3414fe4c3f/long-after-this-f.mp3" length="1011619" type="audio/mpeg"/><itunes:duration>00:32</itunes:duration><itunes:explicit>no</itunes:explicit><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType><itunes:episode>8</itunes:episode><itunes:author>Rachel Flores</itunes:author></item><item><title>We Never Know If</title><itunes:title>We Never Know If</itunes:title><description><![CDATA[<p>We never know if she's happy, we never know if he is disappointed, we never know if she is sad, or if he is going through a breakup. And that's the sad thing. You never know someone's true emotions.</p><p><a href="https://5amily.com/tote-bag/have-no-fear-the-debater-is-here-2#151" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://5amily.com/tote-bag/have-no-fear-the-debater-is-here-2</a></p>]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>We never know if she's happy, we never know if he is disappointed, we never know if she is sad, or if he is going through a breakup. And that's the sad thing. You never know someone's true emotions.</p><p><a href="https://5amily.com/tote-bag/have-no-fear-the-debater-is-here-2#151" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://5amily.com/tote-bag/have-no-fear-the-debater-is-here-2</a></p>]]></content:encoded><link><![CDATA[https://rhyming-rhapsodies.captivate.fm/episode/we-never-know-if]]></link><guid isPermaLink="false">e4fcd873-a560-4c8b-aad6-8efcf37ae53c</guid><itunes:image href="https://artwork.captivate.fm/32c74b80-b0bd-4e62-bab5-c9ed23cbfb04/YE0VKhyrBZkJ0yDCkUr8Jn6k.jpg"/><dc:creator><![CDATA[Rachel Flores]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 13 Jul 2021 09:00:00 -0500</pubDate><enclosure url="https://podcasts.captivate.fm/media/b51a60e4-0f11-424f-8ab3-299b19240bb1/we-never-know-if-f.mp3" length="947875" type="audio/mpeg"/><itunes:duration>00:30</itunes:duration><itunes:explicit>no</itunes:explicit><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType><itunes:episode>7</itunes:episode><itunes:author>Rachel Flores</itunes:author></item><item><title>Tears and Chills</title><itunes:title>Tears and Chills</itunes:title><description><![CDATA[<p>That feeling when your gut is all clenched up, your eyes are looking around wildly, you’re so tense that if you dropped a plate on the floor, it would shatter? Yeah. I’ve said it before and I’ll say it again: nothing is scarier than the things we think about when we think about being scared.</p><p><a href="https://5amily.com/hoodie-gildan/magician-debater-same-thing-2" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://5amily.com/hoodie-gildan/magician-debater-same-thing-2</a></p>]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>That feeling when your gut is all clenched up, your eyes are looking around wildly, you’re so tense that if you dropped a plate on the floor, it would shatter? Yeah. I’ve said it before and I’ll say it again: nothing is scarier than the things we think about when we think about being scared.</p><p><a href="https://5amily.com/hoodie-gildan/magician-debater-same-thing-2" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://5amily.com/hoodie-gildan/magician-debater-same-thing-2</a></p>]]></content:encoded><link><![CDATA[https://rhyming-rhapsodies.captivate.fm/episode/tears-and-chills]]></link><guid isPermaLink="false">19fd05f2-924f-4074-9bee-4a453e05ad69</guid><itunes:image href="https://artwork.captivate.fm/32c74b80-b0bd-4e62-bab5-c9ed23cbfb04/YE0VKhyrBZkJ0yDCkUr8Jn6k.jpg"/><dc:creator><![CDATA[Rachel Flores]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 12 Jul 2021 09:00:00 -0500</pubDate><enclosure url="https://podcasts.captivate.fm/media/29366e8e-7517-4f06-a01a-1ea19f3d4e1b/tears-and-chills-f.mp3" length="1404067" type="audio/mpeg"/><itunes:duration>00:44</itunes:duration><itunes:explicit>no</itunes:explicit><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType><itunes:episode>6</itunes:episode><itunes:author>Rachel Flores</itunes:author></item><item><title>And I Would Never Leave</title><itunes:title>And I Would Never Leave</itunes:title><description><![CDATA[<p>And I would never leave in your past, you know I have been there for you. I have done all in my power to love and respect you. I have guided you when you were blind, held your hand when you were feeling weak. Helped you when you were starting to fall and when you had fallen I have caught you.</p><p><a href="https://5amily.com/long-sleeve-shirt/i-cant-keep-calm-im-a-debater" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://5amily.com/long-sleeve-shirt/i-cant-keep-calm-im-a-debater</a></p>]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>And I would never leave in your past, you know I have been there for you. I have done all in my power to love and respect you. I have guided you when you were blind, held your hand when you were feeling weak. Helped you when you were starting to fall and when you had fallen I have caught you.</p><p><a href="https://5amily.com/long-sleeve-shirt/i-cant-keep-calm-im-a-debater" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://5amily.com/long-sleeve-shirt/i-cant-keep-calm-im-a-debater</a></p>]]></content:encoded><link><![CDATA[https://rhyming-rhapsodies.captivate.fm/episode/and-i-would-never-leave]]></link><guid isPermaLink="false">cb5a21b1-108f-4f1b-861c-84662d05731d</guid><itunes:image href="https://artwork.captivate.fm/32c74b80-b0bd-4e62-bab5-c9ed23cbfb04/YE0VKhyrBZkJ0yDCkUr8Jn6k.jpg"/><dc:creator><![CDATA[Rachel Flores]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sun, 11 Jul 2021 09:00:00 -0500</pubDate><enclosure url="https://podcasts.captivate.fm/media/1e862204-80e4-47c8-b469-41bf975baab3/and-i-would-never-leave-f.mp3" length="1075363" type="audio/mpeg"/><itunes:duration>00:34</itunes:duration><itunes:explicit>no</itunes:explicit><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType><itunes:episode>5</itunes:episode><itunes:author>Rachel Flores</itunes:author></item><item><title>Strong Again</title><itunes:title>Strong Again</itunes:title><description><![CDATA[<p>I knew I needed to be strong, but that was easier said than done. 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I started to think about what my life was like before and I wasn't strong like I am now. </p><p><a href="https://5amily.com/hoodie-gildan/live-well-laugh-loud-debate-often-2" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://5amily.com/hoodie-gildan/live-well-laugh-loud-debate-often-2</a></p>]]></content:encoded><link><![CDATA[https://rhyming-rhapsodies.captivate.fm/episode/strong-again]]></link><guid isPermaLink="false">9278ef9c-ec34-4f2b-97aa-80b09d18bdc4</guid><itunes:image href="https://artwork.captivate.fm/32c74b80-b0bd-4e62-bab5-c9ed23cbfb04/YE0VKhyrBZkJ0yDCkUr8Jn6k.jpg"/><dc:creator><![CDATA[Rachel Flores]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sat, 10 Jul 2021 09:00:00 -0500</pubDate><enclosure url="https://podcasts.captivate.fm/media/47a4f829-a4fd-4187-abfe-1d36992d45d0/strong-again-1.mp3" length="818851" type="audio/mpeg"/><itunes:duration>00:26</itunes:duration><itunes:explicit>no</itunes:explicit><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType><itunes:episode>4</itunes:episode><itunes:author>Rachel Flores</itunes:author></item><item><title>You&apos;d Talking So Sweet</title><itunes:title>You&apos;d Talking So Sweet</itunes:title><description><![CDATA[<p>A sweet talker with a gentle soul, one that would never cause any harm to others, that is what others think. As the old saying goes, "Never trust a person with no poker face."</p><p><a href="https://5amily.com/debating/blog" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://5amily.com/debating/blog</a></p>]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>A sweet talker with a gentle soul, one that would never cause any harm to others, that is what others think. As the old saying goes, "Never trust a person with no poker face."</p><p><a href="https://5amily.com/debating/blog" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://5amily.com/debating/blog</a></p>]]></content:encoded><link><![CDATA[https://rhyming-rhapsodies.captivate.fm/episode/youd-talking-so-sweet]]></link><guid isPermaLink="false">609639b9-30ea-4708-8f2c-c22f582d84b5</guid><itunes:image href="https://artwork.captivate.fm/32c74b80-b0bd-4e62-bab5-c9ed23cbfb04/YE0VKhyrBZkJ0yDCkUr8Jn6k.jpg"/><dc:creator><![CDATA[Rachel Flores]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 09 Jul 2021 09:00:00 -0500</pubDate><enclosure url="https://podcasts.captivate.fm/media/52d76c69-1d65-4442-8ef2-88772320fa1d/you-d-talking-so-sweet-1.mp3" length="873379" type="audio/mpeg"/><itunes:duration>00:27</itunes:duration><itunes:explicit>no</itunes:explicit><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType><itunes:episode>3</itunes:episode><itunes:author>Rachel Flores</itunes:author></item><item><title>Will You Stay</title><itunes:title>Will You Stay</itunes:title><description><![CDATA[<p>It is difficult, to sum up sadness. I thought that I could just be the person I love inside me but it gets very hard when you are alone and lonely.</p><p><a href="https://5amily.com/funny-debating-v-neck-shirts" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://5amily.com/funny-debating-v-neck-shirts</a></p>]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>It is difficult, to sum up sadness. I thought that I could just be the person I love inside me but it gets very hard when you are alone and lonely.</p><p><a href="https://5amily.com/funny-debating-v-neck-shirts" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://5amily.com/funny-debating-v-neck-shirts</a></p>]]></content:encoded><link><![CDATA[https://rhyming-rhapsodies.captivate.fm/episode/will-you-stay]]></link><guid isPermaLink="false">a89ef273-aecf-401b-8b0b-74d31db838ab</guid><itunes:image href="https://artwork.captivate.fm/32c74b80-b0bd-4e62-bab5-c9ed23cbfb04/YE0VKhyrBZkJ0yDCkUr8Jn6k.jpg"/><dc:creator><![CDATA[Rachel Flores]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 08 Jul 2021 09:00:00 -0500</pubDate><enclosure url="https://podcasts.captivate.fm/media/c7a4b46e-cfcd-46af-b75e-53283945dd5e/will-you-stay-1.mp3" length="1149859" type="audio/mpeg"/><itunes:duration>00:36</itunes:duration><itunes:explicit>no</itunes:explicit><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType><itunes:episode>2</itunes:episode><itunes:author>Rachel Flores</itunes:author></item><item><title>And I Don&apos;t Know</title><itunes:title>And I Don&apos;t Know</itunes:title><description><![CDATA[<p>I write sadness and terrible things, I write the most depressing- An unfit man among a pain of flowers, And when I'm done I feel new.</p><p><a href="https://5amily.com/funny-debating-phone-cases" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://5amily.com/funny-debating-phone-cases</a></p>]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>I write sadness and terrible things, I write the most depressing- An unfit man among a pain of flowers, And when I'm done I feel new.</p><p><a href="https://5amily.com/funny-debating-phone-cases" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://5amily.com/funny-debating-phone-cases</a></p>]]></content:encoded><link><![CDATA[https://rhyming-rhapsodies.captivate.fm/episode/and-i-dont-know]]></link><guid isPermaLink="false">e832d16a-f5d0-48c4-8321-767d199456fc</guid><itunes:image href="https://artwork.captivate.fm/32c74b80-b0bd-4e62-bab5-c9ed23cbfb04/YE0VKhyrBZkJ0yDCkUr8Jn6k.jpg"/><dc:creator><![CDATA[Rachel Flores]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 06 Jul 2021 09:00:00 -0500</pubDate><enclosure url="https://podcasts.captivate.fm/media/98f73591-8c25-492d-a0d5-9f4b8c8547c8/and-i-dont-know-1.mp3" length="863395" type="audio/mpeg"/><itunes:duration>00:27</itunes:duration><itunes:explicit>no</itunes:explicit><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType><itunes:episode>1</itunes:episode><itunes:author>Rachel Flores</itunes:author></item></channel></rss>