Be as a bird perched on a frail branch that she feels bending beneath her, still she sings away all the same, knowing she has wings.
The little reed, bending to the force of the wind, soon stood upright again when the storm had passed over.
The first rule of hurricane coverage is that every broadcast must begin with palm trees bending in the wind.
The river is constantly turning and bending and you never know where it's going to go and where you'll wind up. Following the bend in the river and staying on your own path means that you are on the right track. Don't let anyone deter you from that.
Notice that the stiffest tree is most easily cracked, while the bamboo or willow survives by bending with the wind.