from Halfway Down by A. A. Milne (1882-1956)
Halfway down the stairs
Is a stair
Where I sit.
There isn't any
Other stair
Quite like
It.
I'm not at the bottom,
I'm not at the top;
So this is the stair
Where
I always
Stop. Here is a link to the rest of this poem -- and to more of Milne's work.
If you would like to see a list of poems that offer"spirit-of-math" insights about math-people and their work, follow this link to find several dozen math-linked titles -- a list originally prepared for a Joint Mathematics Meetings presentation. Many of the poems on the list are available in this blog and can be located using the SEARCH feature.