Friday, September 4, 2026

I Am a Protean

 


I am a protean and aren’t we all,  


Moods gather us like summer moths 


Our wings fluttering before dodging again 


Through the great green leaves,


To perch on a branch, until the  wind 


With another flutter of wings carriers us, 


In directions unknown, then gone again 


Our mind aquiver, our directions twisting 


Leaving only desires to guide us, 


Leading us, lost aimless in another direction 


To find another tree, another branch.






The word Protean comes from Proteus, an old sea god in Greek mythology. 

Proteus could change his shape.


It also means constantly changing.