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: Autobiography of a Geisha is a book by Sayo Masuda. It was first published in Japan in 1957, and the English translation by G. G. Rowley was published in 2003.
