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: Richmond Walker was the author of Twenty-Four Hours A Day, a daily meditation book for sobriety. It is popularly known in Alcoholics Anonymous as "The Little Black Book."
