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here’s an on demand poem i wrote last month. it’s a true story about a baby deer i had the privilege of sharing space with while on silent meditation retreat on the lost cost. my poems often come from lil bits of memory. did you know i have to remind myself to make things up? i literally have a writing note to myself that just says “make shit up.” 😂 did you also know that patrons get to request a poem from my extensive archive like this at any time? yep, that’s a poem from me whenever you want! link in bio to join. as little as $1 a month. why so affordable? because a little added up can go a long way. and because i don’t want money to be hindrance to the spirit of connection, generosity, or community. like what i do? feel moved by my words? consider a donation or becoming a patron! <link in bio> being a poet is, after all, my full time work in the world. patrons get to request a poem from my archive any time. and access to exclusive content. you can also purchase any poem i post! for $10-25 i’ll send you an original on archival linen paper. just dm me! thank you! #thepoetrystore #silvialcivar #poetsofinstagram #poetsofig #poetsofinsta #writersofinstagram #writersofinsta #poetry #poet #presence #breath #poetrycommunity #poetry #typewriterpoet #solitude #list #365daychallenge #being #beinghuman #life #feelings #365giving #feelings https://www.instagram.com/p/CqocW2JP277/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

what’s your cure for sadness? mine’s often small wild birds. go see what these lil burbs @sfcityartgallery have to say to you and how their words might help cure what ails you. the show comes down on sunday! if you’re not local but see something you like give the gallery a call or DM me. #thepoetrystore #silvialcivar #poetsofinstagram #poetsofig #poetsofinsta #writersofinstagram #writersofinsta #poetry #poet #sf #birds #poetrycommunity #poetry #typewriterpoet #artopening #sfartist #sfcityartgallery https://www.instagram.com/p/CpBbFY2PqqA/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

how can you be so sure she is not dancing? ✨✨✨✨✨ like what i do? feel moved by my words? consider a donation or becoming a patron! <link in bio> being a poet is, after all, my full time work in the world. patrons get to request a poem from my archive any time. and access to exclusive content. you can also purchase any poem i post! for $10-25 i’ll send you an original on archival linen paper. just dm me! thank you! #thepoetrystore #silvialcivar #poetsofinstagram #poetsofig #poetsofinsta #writersofinstagram #writersofinsta #poetry #poet #presence #californiapoppy #poetrycommunity #poetry #typewriterpoet  #being #beinghuman #life #feelings #light https://www.instagram.com/p/Co-t-UZSEiA/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

“a cure for sadness: small wild birds” 8.5x11 handtyped prints for sale at @sfcityartgallery $40 each. head into the gallery to take a look or dm me! show comes down next sunday ✨ #thepoetrystore #silvialcivar #poetsofinstagram #poetsofig #poetsofinsta #writersofinstagram #writersofinsta #poetry #poet #presence #breath #poetrycommunity #poetry #typewriterpoet  #being #beinghuman #life #art #penandink #putabirdonit https://www.instagram.com/p/Co34rB-rK4g/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

an incomplete list of what this light guarantees there’s a rainbow somewhere. being breathed from the spout of a whale. hanging upside down in spider web dew. swallowing morning inside the throat of a shimmering blackbird. circling full moon. breaking apart in a comet’s tail. somersaulting old bones. radiating from what’s inside of you already healed and made more whole. silvi 120/365 @thepoetrystore because love comes in many forms, especially light. like what i do? feel moved by my words? consider a donation or becoming a patron! <link in bio> being a poet is, after all, my full time work in the world. patrons get to request a poem from my archive any time. and access to exclusive content. you can also purchase any poem i post! for $10-25 i’ll send you an original on archival linen paper. just dm me! thank you! #thepoetrystore #silvialcivar #poetsofinstagram #poetsofig #poetsofinsta #writersofinstagram #writersofinsta #poetry #poet #presence #breath #poetrycommunity #poetry #typewriterpoet #solitude #list #365daychallenge #being #beinghuman #life #feelings #365giving #feelings https://www.instagram.com/p/Cop7gUbyMer/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

tomorrow! sat feb 11th find me at @bellawinecaves from 11:30am-3:30pm and get yourself a custom poem! #thepoetrystore #silvialcivar #poetsofinstagram #poetsofig #poetsofinsta #writersofinstagram #writersofinsta #poetry #poet #presence #poetrycommunity #poetry #typewriterpoet https://www.instagram.com/p/CofpVt6yVWk/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

been a minute since i posted for this series. wrote this one some time ago. (you can hear me read it on patreon.) an incomplete list of conversations with the cult leader of light you asked me for crickets. i can give you the river. listen for the stars dropping voices to silence. look for the bats catching dinner. let the wasps build their porch nest. find someone to look at as if they were a poem. tell them about the honey in their eyes, the golden color that hangs in their sky. wake before the sun glows. say first thought best thought as a question that does not command. value curiosity. cast your line into the stream of presence. reel in laughter and serve it for dinner. always throw it back if it’s small. say let’s communicate and mean here’s a flashlight to shine into our dark. only think about kissing if touching lips feels like a hurricane. say apprehension when what you mean is more. trust an apology for eager is never necessary. say the distance is too great and want for closeness all the same. breathe the spaciousness of the unknown into the hollow of your bones. pay attention to the inflection of a voice, the intonation, the knowing pause, how this heart is ever being broken, broken open. ask what does the door mat say? will you ever leave the ring of fire? do you know who hung the moon? when all else fails: trust. you you you. silvi 119/365 like what i do? feel moved by my words? consider a donation or becoming a patron! <link in bio> being a poet is, after all, my full time work in the world. you can also purchase any poem i post! for $10-25 i’ll send you an original on archival linen paper. just dm me! thank you! #thepoetrystore #silvialcivar #poetsofinstagram #poetsofig #poetsofinsta #writersofinstagram #writersofinsta #poetry #poet #presence #breath #poetrycommunity #poetry #typewriterpoet #light #list #365daychallenge #being #beinghuman #life #feelings #365giving #feelings #patreon https://www.instagram.com/p/CodF1yUSgEA/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

RIP @thedavidcrosby. sending love to all those who loved you. beautiful portrait by @joancbaezofficial #thepoetrystore #silvialcivar #poetsofinstagram #poetsofig #poetsofinsta #writersofinstagram #writersofinsta #poetry #poet #presence #poetrycommunity #poetry #typewriterpoet #humbled #poetlife #davidcrosby #beinghuman #life #feelings #davidcrosby #thankgodforbffs https://www.instagram.com/p/Cnp224MSGhY/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

mark your calendars! keep an eye out in my stories for peeps at the new work. (pun intended 🐣✨) hope to see you there! #thepoetrystore #silvialcivar #poetsofinstagram #poetsofig #poetsofinsta #writersofinstagram #writersofinsta #poetry #poet #sf #birds #poetrycommunity #poetry #typewriterpoet #artopening #sfartist #sfcityartgallery https://www.instagram.com/p/CnlY8UxrzyF/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

rest in peace, herb. so grateful for your kindness, keeping my lil art piece up in the shop, and for being the best at keeping my red royal running. #rip #herbpermillion #californiatypewriter #typewriter #typewriterpoetry #typewriterpoet https://www.instagram.com/p/CnchHMlPGAU/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

at least when a poet dies, their words live on eternal. RIP charles simic. #poetry #RIP #charlessimic #watermelon #ax #stone https://www.instagram.com/p/CnNhOc8SYrr/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

what a way to begin the new year! i’ve got a more detailed post about all the relentless wind scheduled for patreon soon but for now, in case you missed it, this is from my newsletter. tell me: what are the winds carrying off for you? what is the quiet after the storm welcoming in? have you entered to receive $250+ worth of poetry art and prints?! <link in bio> #thepoetrystore #silvialcivar #poetsofinstagram #poetsofig #poetsofinsta #writersofinstagram #writersofinsta #poetry #poet #presence #windsofchange #poetrycommunity #poetry #typewriterpoet #loscabosmexico #365daychallenge #being #beinghuman #life #feelings #365giving #feelings https://www.instagram.com/p/CnAMBByvGWt/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

it’s that time again! ORDER A CUSTOM POEM DELIVERED TO YOUR DMs 1. send me a $5-20 minimum donation <links in bio> be sure to write “donation” as what it’s for 2. DM me a fanciful and detailed answer to this question: ✨what is in your abstract landscape?✨ ex: the iridescence of hummingbird wings + 4am poetry 3. i’ll dm you back a custom poem! venmo: @silvialcivar paypal: thepoetrystore.poet @gmail.com ✨OFFER ENDS SOON ✨ #thepoetrystore #silvialcivar #poetsofinstagram #poetsofig #poetsofinsta #writersofinstagram #writersofinsta #poetry #poet #custompoems #poetrycommunity #poetry https://www.instagram.com/p/CmueU9_yCtI/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

ORDER A CUSTOM POEM DELIVERED TO YOUR DMs 1. send me a $5-25+ donation <links in bio> (write “donation” as what it’s for) 2. DM me a fanciful and detailed answer to this question: ✨what is in your abstract landscape?✨ ex: the iridescence of hummingbird wings + 4am poetry 3. i’ll dm you back a custom poem! venmo: @silvialcivar paypal: thepoetrystore.poet @gmail.com #thepoetrystore #silvialcivar #poetsofinstagram #poetsofig #poetsofinsta #writersofinstagram #writersofinsta #poetry #poet #custompoems #poetrycommunity #poetry https://www.instagram.com/p/Cmub_yDSM2A/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

TIL 2PM TODAY ORDER A CUSTOM POEM DELIVERED TO YOUR DMs 1. send me a $5-25+ donation (links in bio) be sure to write “donation” as what it’s for. 2. DM me a fanciful and detailed answer to this question: what is in your abstract landscape? ex: the iridescence of hummingbird wings + 4am poetry 3. i’ll dm you back a custom poem! venmo: @silvialcivar paypal: @[email protected] #thepoetrystore #thepoetrystore #silvialcivar #poetsofinstagram #poetsofig #poetsofinsta #writersofinstagram #writersofinsta #poetry #poet #presence #poetrycommunity #poetry #custompoems https://www.instagram.com/p/CmuY4AySGrp/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

who are you companions with in solitude? when you laugh, is there more ocean too? hear me read this poem on patreon (link in bio). an incomplete list of what it’s like to be companions of each other’s solitude we wrestle with language. not naked bodies but naked words. there’s no touching but so much touching. an eroticism without bodily form. he says, i imagine we met at the soul mate lost and found. one day, he asked me if i felt the earthquake. i didn’t even know it happened. i was in the sky. one day, he mistook himself for a whale in my dream. and we laughed. and there was more ocean. and that familiar vastness all at once being so close and somehow not nearly near enough. silvi 118/365 like what i do? feel moved by my words? consider a donation or becoming a patron! being a poet is, after all, my full time work in the world. you can also purchase any poem i post! for $10-25 i’ll send you an original on archival linen paper. just dm me! thank you! #thepoetrystore #silvialcivar #poetsofinstagram #poetsofig #poetsofinsta #writersofinstagram #writersofinsta #poetry #poet #presence #breath #poetrycommunity #poetry #typewriterpoet #solitude #list #365daychallenge #being #beinghuman #life #feelings #365giving #feelings https://www.instagram.com/p/Cmsnr6trQbI/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

this is a question of aliveness and not morbidity. tell me: what deaths has this season of life been bringing to your days? are they familiar ghosts wanting rest? have you forgiven yourself for their visitations? have you found the place to bring them peace? have you extended compassion toward the sudden silence you wish was connection and kindness? have you learned now: if someone leaves let them go? do you know it isn’t personal, the space of another heart’s wounds? and all you can do, dear one, is continue taking responsibility for your frayed edges and tenderness, the edges of fear that say you want to learn from this? remember: this is an inquiry to opening. always, all ways, softening too. * this season’s got me in some contemplations. will post more carbon copy poems with reflections like this on patreon. as a patron, you can request a poem like this from my archive whenever you want. it’s like cracking open a fortune cookie. or randomly flipping open a page in a book. link in bio to get all the carbon copy poems your heart desires. #thepoetrystore #silvialcivar #endingisabeginning #deathislife #loveyourselftoo #boundaries #silence #tarotcard #softening #learning #beinghuman #breakingopen https://www.instagram.com/p/CmZzSRZS3_E/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=