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: Theodore William Parker was a United States Army four-star general who served as Chief of Staff, Supreme Headquarters Allied Powers Europe from 1963 to 1969.
