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: T. J. Bass, real name Thomas J. Bassler, MD was an American science fiction author and physician, having graduated from the University of Iowa in 1959.
