Cosi la Vita
(Winner - Teen Poetry Contest)
Such is life
What is life?
A petal on a rose,
A spray from the ocean,
A breath on the wind?
Cosi la vita.
Such is life.
What is life?
A touch of a child's hand,
A rustle of leaves in the wind,
A drop of rain, pattering on the ground?
Such is life.
What is life?
A spring breeze on a chilly day,
A snap of a fire-engulfed log,
A smile of a laughing child?
Cosi la vita.
Such is life.
What is life?
The shining glare of the yellow sun,
The rolling plains of turbulent water,
The echo of a voice across a mountain?
Cosi la vita.
~lisa hartman
*Cosi la Vita is Latin for "such is life."
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