This dead of midnight is the noon of thought,
And Wisdom mounts her zenith with the stars.
At this still hour the self-collected soul
Turns inward, and beholds a stranger there
Of high descent, and more than mortal rank;
An embryo God; a spark of fire divine.
Bio: Daphne Margaret Sybil Désirée Park, Baroness Park of Monmouth was a British spy. During her career she was a clandestine senior controller in MI6 in Hanoi, Moscow, the Congo, and Zambia.
