day nine

The Middle
I have the beginning.
I have the end.
It's the middle
that's hard to rhyme.
Like the fourth - the fifth -
the sixth innings
or the second quarter
of a really good joke.

I followed the train
to the edge of town,
but the circus left last week.
(I remember something about
the journey of Odysseus)
Time is money
and I'm running short on both.