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: Catherine Brigid "Kitty" Kiernan was an Irish woman widely known as the fiancée of assassinated Irish revolutionary leader and Chairman of the Provisional Government, Michael Collins.
