We have a fierce wind here today. A woman in the elevator where I work said she went outside to mail a letter, and all the pedestrians were walking at a 45 degree angle trying not to be blown off their feet. Which gives me a great opportunity to highlight the creative endeavors of a young relative (age 8) who, with a classmate, wrote a quite wonderful poem about the wind.
The Wind
By Axel L-R and Constantinos F
I may be scary
I may be cold
I’m all around you and I never get old
If you enter the woods you may hear me howl
Or maybe it´s just an owl
When I get angry I become a hurricane
Look out!
You may not want to come out
The apples tumble down the hill after I throw them off their branches
I shake things
I take things and sink all the ships
I am the wind
Something that´s everywhere and you should take care of me
Or I will never be there
You might be interested to know that Axel has other creative irons in the fire. While my husband was in Sweden, Axel interviewed him for a possible article in a magazine he was putting together. The interview didn’t make the cut, but the magazine came home, all in Swedish, crossword included. 5 kroner.
Here is Axel as the wily Ali Baba.
Suzanne's Mom's Blog 
Way to go, Axel!
His mother sent around the poem, and a lot of people liked it. Not just because they are relatives. I remember a poem I wrote at age 10. It wasn’t anywhere near as good.
Thank you so much!!
So enjoy your blog and very happy to read this blog about Axel.
Also sent your Blog to a couple of friends here in Bellingham.
Look forward to see Suzanne, Erik, you and your husband here in Bellingham, WA.
Best regards
Anna, Erik’s Aunt
Thank you for your support, Anna. I have never been to the state of Washington. Everyone says it is beautiful. Hope to see you one day.
Axel’s magazine was really quite marvelous! He made sure to have different sections (quiz, crossword, how it is to be a mom and more) just like a real paper, that catered to his different audiences. (I guess the interview with John was not seen a sufficiently engaging by our 8-year old editor!.. John probably needs to polish his pitch a little before the next interview with Axel)
When Axel wants to be, he can be very inventive. In the magazine there was a quiz with the very compelling first prize of coffee in bed for three weeks. However, when John gave the right answer Axel was quick to point out that the answer had to be written down on a card and sent to the right address.. after a little more prying we understood that the right address was room 3 of the hotel!.. however, it seemed that there was some additional criteria that was semi-secret and left up to the judges (Axel) to decide when they had been met.
I look forward to seeing Axel’s future projects!
Wow! I had no idea. An inventive mind is at work!