When Day is Done

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English · 1921 · 3h 17m · Single Author Collections

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Edgar A. Guest is sometimes known as the "people's poet," noted for his homespun verses of everyday American life and traditional values of home, family, country and faith. This is a collection of his poems reflecting these themes with warmth and humor. (Summary by Larry Wilson)

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When Day Is Done 1:46 Read by Larry Wilson
The Simple Things 1:28 Read by Owlivia
Life Is What We Make It 1:15 Read by mleigh
What We Need 1:46 Read by SampsonSpeaks
A Boy and His Dad 1:48 Read by Hayden Charles
If I Had Youth 2:04 Read by Hayden Charles
Looking Back 1:52 Read by Hayden Charles
God Made This Day for Me 1:59 Read by Jonathan Gary
The Grate Fire 1:44 Read by SampsonSpeaks
The Homely Man 1:51 Read by Kerry Adams
The Joys We Miss 1:35 Read by SampsonSpeaks
The Fellowship of Books 1:14 Read by Krista Zaleski
When Sorrow Comes 1:26 Read by Jarryd Hanson
Golf Luck 1:38 Read by Jarryd Hanson
Contradictin' Joe 0:59 Read by Jarryd Hanson
The Better Job 1:25 Read by Meliora Dockery
My Religion 1:57 Read by Larry Wilson
What I Call Living 1:28 Read by kaylawhy
If This Were All 1:33 Read by kaylawhy
A Christmas Carol 1:14 Read by Larry Wilson
Forgotten Boyhood 2:04 Read by James En
The Peaks of Valor 1:29 Read by kaylawhy
When the Minister Calls 1:42 Read by Stan Hargrove
The Age of Ink 2:09 Read by czandra
No Use Sighin' 1:19 Read by Doreen Marcotte
No Children! 1:54 Read by Doreen Marcotte
The Loss Is Not So Great 1:23 Read by kaylawhy
Dan McGann Declares Himself 1:42 Read by Krista Zaleski
A Boy and His Stomach 1:17 Read by Lee Vogler
Home and the Office 1:23 Read by kaylawhy
He's Taken Out His Papers 1:18 Read by kaylawhy
Castor Oil 1:44 Read by Lee Vogler
A Father's Wish 2:05 Read by Jonathan Gary
No Better Land Than This 1:38 Read by mleigh
A Boy and His Dog 1:19 Read by Krista Zaleski
Wait Till Your Pa Comes Home 2:01 Read by Kerry Adams
Nothing to Laugh At 2:10 Read by Lee Vogler
No Room for Hate 1:52 Read by mleigh
The Boy and the Flag 1:52 Read by mleigh
Too Big a Price 2:12 Read by Kathy Kay
Always Saying "Don't!" 1:33 Read by Lee Vogler
Boy O' Mine 1:46 Read by czandra
To a Little Girl 1:50 Read by Krista Zaleski
A Feller's Hat 1:14 Read by D. L. Brown
The Good Little Boy 1:26 Read by Winnifred Assmann
Green Apple Time 1:50 Read by Doreen Marcotte
She Mothered Five 2:05 Read by Krista Zaleski
Little Girls Are Best 1:32 Read by Krista Zaleski
The World and Bud 1:31 Read by Kathy Kay
Aw Gee Whiz! 1:13 Read by Krista Zaleski
Practicing Time 2:04 Read by Krista Zaleski
The Christmas Gift for Mother 1:35 Read by Krista Zaleski
Bedtime 1:53 Read by Laurel Monroe
The Willing Horse 2:20 Read by James En
Where Children Play 1:15 Read by Rachel Bishop
How Do You Buy Your Money? 1:36 Read by James En
Mother's Day 1:29 Read by Krista Zaleski
When We Play the Fool 1:46 Read by Doreen Marcotte
What Makes an Artist 2:40 Read by Stefan Von Blon
She Powders Her Nose 2:21 Read by Stefan Von Blon
The Chip on Your Shoulder 1:54 Read by Alan Mapstone
All for the Best 2:12 Read by Laurel Monroe
The Kick Under the Table 1:53 Read by Alan Mapstone
Leader of the Gang 2:00 Read by Alan Mapstone
Ma and the Ouija Board 2:40 Read by Kerry Adams
The Call of the Woods 1:08 Read by Rachel Bishop
Committee Meetings 1:38 Read by Molly Murphy
Pa and the Monthly Bills 2:08 Read by Alan Mapstone
Bob White 1:28 Read by czandra
When Ma Wants Something New 1:58 Read by Winnifred Assmann
Sittin' on the Porch 1:23 Read by Krista Zaleski
With Dog and Gun 2:21 Read by Alan Mapstone
Old Mister Laughter 1:11 Read by James En
A Family Row 1:32 Read by Molly Murphy
The Lucky Man 1:32 Read by Kerry Adams
Lonely 0:55 Read by Rachel Bishop
The Cookie Jar 1:35 Read by Krista Zaleski
Little Wrangles 1:50 Read by Doreen Marcotte
The Wide Outdoors 1:27 Read by Molly Murphy
Where's Mamma? 1:17 Read by Krista Zaleski
Summer Dreams 1:59 Read by Krista Zaleski
I Ain't Dead Yet 2:02 Read by Alan Mapstone
The Cure for Weariness 1:55 Read by czandra
To an Old Friend 1:25 Read by Kendra Sanders
Satisfied With Life 1:10 Read by Tina Marie Cruz
Autumn Evenings 1:28 Read by Krista Zaleski
Memorial Day 1:36 Read by Chuck de Sully
The Happy Man 1:37 Read by Kerry Adams
The Song of the Builder 1:32 Read by James En
Old Years and New 1:30 Read by Kendra Sanders
When We're All Alike 2:04 Read by Curtis R.
The Things You Can't Forget 2:06 Read by Winnifred Assmann
The Making of Friends 1:51 Read by Winnifred Assmann
The Deeds of Anger 1:59 Read by Doreen Marcotte
I'd Rather Be a Failure 1:52 Read by Alan Mapstone
Couldn't Live Without You 1:26 Read by Krista Zaleski
Just a Boy 1:39 Read by James En
What Home's Intended For 1:27 Read by Krista Zaleski
Safe at Home 0:58 Read by Rachel Bishop
When Friends Drop In 2:18 Read by BenDowling
The Book of Memory 1:36 Read by Tina Marie Cruz
Pretending Not to See 2:06 Read by Patrick Randall
The Joys of Home 2:05 Read by Curtis R.
We're Dreamers All 1:17 Read by Rachel Bishop
What Is Success? 1:14 Read by Tina Marie Cruz
The Three Me's 1:56 Read by James En
Brothers All 2:15 Read by Curtis R.
When We Understand the Plan 1:39 Read by James En
The Spoiler 1:15 Read by Allegra LittleCole
A Vanished Joy 2:38 Read by Patrick Randall
Carry On 1:22 Read by James En
Life's Single Standard 1:38 Read by James En
Learn to Smile 1:42 Read by Kerry Adams
The True Man 1:34 Read by James En
Cleaning the Furnace 1:54 Read by Chuck de Sully
Trouble Brings Friends 1:24 Read by Larry Wilson