Noon of night is an archaism, a poetic way of saying “midnight.” This is part of a complete episode.
Transcript of “Noon of Night is the Middle of the Night”
I’m sure you can guess what this term means.
Noon of night.
So midnight?
Yes.
I came across that in a poem by Edward Bish recently.
Twas ebbing darkness past the noon of night.
So if you are a night owl, it’s your midday.
Yeah.
When you have your lunch.
Yeah.
Which reminds me, I’ve always loved that about night shifts.
They still call the mid-shift meal their lunch, even though it’s not happening in the middle of the day.
Yes, I used to work 11 to 7 in the psych unit at a hospital.
