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Poem for December 4, 2026

The poem for December 4, 2026 is "On Robert Emmet's Grave" by Percy Bysshe Shelley.

On Robert Emmet's Grave

by Percy Bysshe Shelley

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No trump tells thy virtues--the grave where they rest

With thy dust shall remain unpolluted by fame,

Till thy foes, by the world and by fortune caressed,

Shall pass like a mist from the light of thy name.

When the storm-cloud that lowers o'er the day-beam is gone,

Unchanged, unextinguished its life-spring will shine;

When Erin has ceased with their memory to groan,

She will smile through the tears of revival on thine.

About this daily poem

Daily date
December 4, 2026
Poem
On Robert Emmet's Grave
Poet
Percy Bysshe Shelley
Themes
nature, death, hope, solitude

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