C’est La Vie
c’est la vie
When life doesn’t,
present you with roses,
when dark clouds roll over the sky,
just say c’est la vie.
There’s nothing we can do,
life wasn’t meant to be,
sugar coated
or full of cream.
All rose gardens,
growing in beauty,
sweet perfume,
on the summer breeze,
are still full of thorns,
that can prick you and make you bleed.
When there are days,
that the rains won’t go away
and you swear you won’t make it another day –
just say c’est la vie.
Life will roll on,
whether you can keep up or not,
just remember all the love you’ve got.
Wouldn’t it be great?
If life could be wonderful all the time,
if everything could fall into place
and we could just sail along,
simply singing a song.
But life doesn’t give us,
any real promises,
we have to take,
the good with the bad
and say c’est la vie.
Enjoy what you’ve been given,
when your family,
suddenly seems so strange,
when your friends,
seem to want,
more from you than you can give –
just say c’est la vie.
Life was meant for living
and taking and giving.
Life was meant for loving,
sometimes the dice don’t roll right,
sometimes it’s more uphill
and laughter seems far away.
But hey, there’s still a lot ahead
and the good times,
will come back again –
just say c’est la vie!
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A good poem, Rasma. Life often throws you lemons, but “just say c’est la vie!”
Thank you John. Yes, that is the way to go!
Lovely work and yes, ‘that’s life’ and we must accept the ups and downs and storms and sunshine. Beautifully phrased and expressed Rasma. Nice work
Thank you Tony.
Good thoughts on life, Rasma. We can flow through life easier if we appreciate every day and do the best we can to be who we are. Nicely penned on this great poem.
Thank you Phyllis.
So true Rasma..Real life is seldom like a fairytale..That ” happily ever after” scenario doesn’t come so easily…Life is a mixture of joy, laughter, sorrows ,tears, success, disappointments ,sacrifices, love and loss..I loved reading your beautiful , emotive words..Thank you so much for sharing and have a lovely day!
You welcome Anjana and a lovely day to you too.
Beautiful and heart felt poem ..loved it…
Thank you Kurt.
Life is. Meant for loving, giving and living. Sometimes you have to play with the hand you are dealt. Cheers to those good times coming back around. ~Paul
Yes, Paul I agree cheers to the good times!
There’s not much else to do but shrug our shoulders and move on. Nobody promised us a paradise on Earth when we were born, right? I love your poetry but then you know that. 🙂
Thank you Bill. Glad to hear from you here.