The Lake Path in the Wind

The wind is animated by the waves 

leaping from the lake to touch the path.

Trees trust the ground at the waters edge
and reach out to catch the mist cresting against slate and sand.

Flowers bend to the wind and wave without any concern
because they will glisten and gleam when the calm returns.

Birds glide above the waves and seek rest on immovable branches
swaying limbs dance with them as they look for a perch to clutch.

Houses tower over the path as the hosts of each patch;
brick and stone shake their fist at the wind and dismiss its constant pressure.

Then there is me;
walking the lake path in the wind.
Inspired. Confident. Flexing. Soaring. Firm.