In Light Love and Life.

About me and In lIght Love and Life, my poetry collection.

In the 50's I was lucky and gratefull to have survived Poliomyelitis when living with my grandparents. 

At its peak Poliomyelitis, paralyzed or killed over half a million people worldwide every year.^[2]

However, my legs were not developing correctly so I learned to walk with the use of body and leg braces, and because I had access to the attic of my grandparents store, where books were kept, my favorite place became the floor under a window where I sat and read for hours.

Then, just before my teens I was sent to California to live with my mom and a step dad I hardly knew. In time while in High School I worked in a small shop in downtown LA. From there,  I became a model and then a dancer. 

Was in my twenties when Vic and I fell in love and married. After three wonderful children I was working in State Service, and Vic in construction, when Vic,  passed away after a triple-by-pass.

In time love returned and John,  Rail Road Engineer,  and I married. Now, after 30 years in public service, last ten as a Research Analyst, I retired and later so did John.

After settling down, and then doing this and that, with John's editing help, I finished my 85 poetry-collection - more can be found on my  my website: http://www.martacweeks.com/p/on-wings-of-immortals-series_2.html 

Your comments and suggestions are very welcomed!