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: Vladimir Vladimirovich Posner is a RussianAmerican best known in the West for appearing on television to represent and explain the views of the Soviet Union during the Cold War.
