My Life’S Treasures…: To Review and Consider Later!

By James F. Plummer, Kathleen Luksza Morrissey, Melissa Mathews and Shaun P. Morrissey

I used to love writing poetry and short stories back in high school- St. Teresas Academy, East St. Louis, IL. Class of 73! And I hadnt written anything since! I got married right after graduating, started a family, and went to work. And then there were some major changes in my life. After thirty five years of marriage, my wonderful husband Jack was taken from me. He did not survive cancer. I fell in love again, suffered a broken heart (at my agecan you believe it!) lost my niece and friend Patti to cancer, lost my dear friend Laura to a car accident, met a new fella, and then lost my dear son Terry, who died suddenly in a motorcycle accident! Through it all, Ive found that writing it down has saved my sanity; and sometimes documented my insanity, as you will no doubt observe! Included here are a few poems from my high school days, most much more recent, as well as a few submissions from my son Shaun, my sister Melissa, and my good friend Jim. Hope you feel it, and enjoy!

• Language: English
• Publisher: AuthorHouse
• Release date: May 13, 2011
• ISBN: 9781456722050

James F. Plummer

I used to love writing poetry and short stories back in high school- St. Teresas Academy, East St. Louis, IL. Class of 73! And I hadnt written anything since! I got married right after graduating, started a family, and went to work. And then there were some major changes in my life. After thirty five years of marriage, my wonderful husband Jack was taken from me. He did not survive cancer. I fell in love again, suffered a broken heart (at my agecan you believe it!) lost my niece and friend Patti to cancer, lost my dear friend Laura to a car accident, met a new fella, and then lost my dear son Terry, who died suddenly in a motorcycle accident! Through it all, Ive found that writing it down has saved my sanity; and sometimes documented my insanity, as you will no doubt observe! Included here are a few poems from my high school days, most much more recent, as well as a few submissions from my son Shaun, my sister Melissa, and my good friend Jim. Hope you feel it, and enjoy!

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© 2011 Kathleen Luksza Morrissey. All rights reserved.

No part of this book may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted by any means without the written permission of the author.

First published by AuthorHouse 5/10/2011

ISBN: 978-1-4567-2206-7 (sc)

ISBN: 978-1-4567-2205-0 (e)

Library of Congress Control Number: 2011900313

Printed in the United States of America

Bloomington, Indiana

This book is dedicated to all my life’s treasures…

the people in my life past and present who’ve made me who I am.

It is most especially dedicated to my son Terry L. Morrissey,

Who died suddenly in a motorcycle accident in August, 2010.

And my dear husband Jack Morrissey, who suffered greatly

and lost his battle with cancer in 2009.

My niece Patti Zarzeck who suffered greatly,

and lost her battle with cancer earlier last year.

My dear friend Laura Chaklos who died suddenly

in an automobile accident last year.

And my parents Louis and Mary Luksza, who always believed in me, and started me on this journey, giving me the courage and fortitude to withstand the losses!

I’ve laughed with them and I’ve cried with them!

I miss them and I’ll love them, always!

And to my son Shaun Morrissey, who holds my heart in his hands,

and gives me a reason to go on!

My brothers and all my sisters of the heart!

All of my dear friends…

Especially Jim

The great loves of my life…

Kathleen Luksza Morrissey

Contents

My Life’s Treasure

Terry Morrissey…

Jack Morrissey’s Wife

Saying Goodbye

To Review and Consider Later

Shaun

Thank You

A Gift of Love

A Partner for the Dance

A Test of Faith

An Angel Among Us

Coming Together

Do You Care?

Do you remember me?

Do you remember?

Dreams..

Enough

Even Before

Finding

For All Eternity

For Better or Worse

For Once and For All

I Cannot Yet See

I Didn’t Mean To

I Know

I love…

Kissing Frogs

Last Wish

Love Letter

Memories

Monster

Normal

Overflow

Reflections

Sisters of the Heart

Somebody Came

Sometimes

Steve

The Antique Shop

The Collectors Shop

The Memory Still Lingers

The Mirror

The Only Couple

The Rescue

Therapy

Trivia

Victim of Conviction

When We First Meet

When We First Met

When We Last Met

Meeting

The Yardstick

You Deny

You Taught Me

You Tell Me

My Life’s Treasure

I struggle with the concept, after passing’s observed…

Is it easier to go quickly, suddenly, and not know?

Can you slip from this world into the next

With no pain, no suffering, no long and sad goodbyes?

Are you spared the hurt of letting go,

of accepting that life’s journey has ended?

Are you suddenly face