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: Pedro Jaime Martínez is a Dominican American former starting pitcher in Major League Baseball who played for five teams from 1992 to 2009, most notably the Boston Red Sox.
