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: Walter Kiechel III is an author and business journalist. He has served as Managing Editor of Fortune magazine and as the Editorial Director of Harvard Business School Publishing, producer of the Harvard Business Review.
