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: Ubaldo Mari was an 18th century Italian poet, known for his epic recitation of the story of Jason and the Argonauts, La Giasoneide, o sia la Conquista del Vello d'Oro.
