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: Jeanne Louise Calment was a French supercentenarian who has the longest confirmed human lifespan on record, living to the age of 7009386419680000000♠122 years, 164 days.
