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When Day is Done

Edgar A. Guest (1881 - 1959)

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)

Genre(s): Single author

Language: English

Keyword(s): poetry (1795), faith (114), Americana (47), verse (35), rhyme (13), lyrics (9), family values (2), american litrarture (1), patriiotism (1)

Section	Chapter	Reader	Time
Play 01	When Day Is Done	Larry Wilson	00:01:46
Play 02	The Simple Things	Owlivia	00:01:28
Play 03	Life Is What We Make It	mleigh	00:01:15
Play 04	What We Need	SampsonSpeaks	00:01:46
Play 05	A Boy and His Dad	Hayden Charles	00:01:48
Play 06	If I Had Youth	Hayden Charles	00:02:04
Play 07	Looking Back	Hayden Charles	00:01:52
Play 08	God Made This Day for Me	Jonathan Gary	00:01:59
Play 09	The Grate Fire	SampsonSpeaks	00:01:44
Play 10	The Homely Man	Kerry Adams	00:01:51
Play 11	The Joys We Miss	SampsonSpeaks	00:01:35
Play 12	The Fellowship of Books	Krista Zaleski	00:01:14
Play 13	When Sorrow Comes	Jarryd Hanson	00:01:26
Play 14	Golf Luck	Jarryd Hanson	00:01:38
Play 15	Contradictin' Joe	Jarryd Hanson	00:00:59
Play 16	The Better Job	Meliora Dockery	00:01:25
Play 17	My Religion	Larry Wilson	00:01:57
Play 18	What I Call Living	kaylawhy	00:01:28
Play 19	If This Were All	kaylawhy	00:01:33
Play 20	A Christmas Carol	Larry Wilson	00:01:14
Play 21	Forgotten Boyhood	James En	00:02:04
Play 22	The Peaks of Valor	kaylawhy	00:01:29
Play 23	When the Minister Calls	Stan Hargrove	00:01:42
Play 24	The Age of Ink	czandra	00:02:09
Play 25	No Use Sighin'	Doreen Marcotte	00:01:19
Play 26	No Children!	Doreen Marcotte	00:01:54
Play 27	The Loss Is Not So Great	kaylawhy	00:01:23
Play 28	Dan McGann Declares Himself	Krista Zaleski	00:01:42
Play 29	A Boy and His Stomach	Lee Vogler	00:01:17
Play 30	Home and the Office	kaylawhy	00:01:23
Play 31	He's Taken Out His Papers	kaylawhy	00:01:18
Play 32	Castor Oil	Lee Vogler	00:01:44
Play 33	A Father's Wish	Jonathan Gary	00:02:05
Play 34	No Better Land Than This	mleigh	00:01:38
Play 35	A Boy and His Dog	Krista Zaleski	00:01:19
Play 36	Wait Till Your Pa Comes Home	Kerry Adams	00:02:01
Play 37	Nothing to Laugh At	Lee Vogler	00:02:10
Play 38	No Room for Hate	mleigh	00:01:52
Play 39	The Boy and the Flag	mleigh	00:01:52
Play 40	Too Big a Price	Kathy Kay	00:02:12
Play 41	Always Saying "Don't!"	Lee Vogler	00:01:33
Play 42	Boy O' Mine	czandra	00:01:46
Play 43	To a Little Girl	Krista Zaleski	00:01:50
Play 44	A Feller's Hat	D. L. Brown	00:01:14
Play 45	The Good Little Boy	Winnifred Assmann	00:01:26
Play 46	Green Apple Time	Doreen Marcotte	00:01:50
Play 47	She Mothered Five	Krista Zaleski	00:02:05
Play 48	Little Girls Are Best	Krista Zaleski	00:01:32
Play 49	The World and Bud	Kathy Kay	00:01:31
Play 50	Aw Gee Whiz!	Krista Zaleski	00:01:13
Play 51	Practicing Time	Krista Zaleski	00:02:04
Play 52	The Christmas Gift for Mother	Krista Zaleski	00:01:35
Play 53	Bedtime	Laurel Monroe	00:01:53
Play 54	The Willing Horse	James En	00:02:20
Play 55	Where Children Play	Rachel Bishop	00:01:15
Play 56	How Do You Buy Your Money?	James En	00:01:36
Play 57	Mother's Day	Krista Zaleski	00:01:29
Play 58	When We Play the Fool	Doreen Marcotte	00:01:46
Play 59	What Makes an Artist	Stefan Von Blon	00:02:40
Play 60	She Powders Her Nose	Stefan Von Blon	00:02:21
Play 61	The Chip on Your Shoulder	Alan Mapstone	00:01:54
Play 62	All for the Best	Laurel Monroe	00:02:12
Play 63	The Kick Under the Table	Alan Mapstone	00:01:53
Play 64	Leader of the Gang	Alan Mapstone	00:02:00
Play 65	Ma and the Ouija Board	Kerry Adams	00:02:40
Play 66	The Call of the Woods	Rachel Bishop	00:01:08
Play 67	Committee Meetings	Molly Murphy	00:01:38
Play 68	Pa and the Monthly Bills	Alan Mapstone	00:02:08
Play 69	Bob White	czandra	00:01:28
Play 70	When Ma Wants Something New	Winnifred Assmann	00:01:58
Play 71	Sittin' on the Porch	Krista Zaleski	00:01:23
Play 72	With Dog and Gun	Alan Mapstone	00:02:21
Play 73	Old Mister Laughter	James En	00:01:11
Play 74	A Family Row	Molly Murphy	00:01:32
Play 75	The Lucky Man	Kerry Adams	00:01:32
Play 76	Lonely	Rachel Bishop	00:00:55
Play 77	The Cookie Jar	Krista Zaleski	00:01:35
Play 78	Little Wrangles	Doreen Marcotte	00:01:50
Play 79	The Wide Outdoors	Molly Murphy	00:01:27
Play 80	Where's Mamma?	Krista Zaleski	00:01:17
Play 81	Summer Dreams	Krista Zaleski	00:01:59
Play 82	I Ain't Dead Yet	Alan Mapstone	00:02:02
Play 83	The Cure for Weariness	czandra	00:01:55
Play 84	To an Old Friend	Kendra Sanders	00:01:25
Play 85	Satisfied With Life	Tina Marie Cruz	00:01:10
Play 86	Autumn Evenings	Krista Zaleski	00:01:28
Play 87	Memorial Day	Chuck de Sully	00:01:36
Play 88	The Happy Man	Kerry Adams	00:01:37
Play 89	The Song of the Builder	James En	00:01:32
Play 90	Old Years and New	Kendra Sanders	00:01:30
Play 91	When We're All Alike	Curtis R.	00:02:04
Play 92	The Things You Can't Forget	Winnifred Assmann	00:02:06
Play 93	The Making of Friends	Winnifred Assmann	00:01:51
Play 94	The Deeds of Anger	Doreen Marcotte	00:01:59
Play 95	I'd Rather Be a Failure	Alan Mapstone	00:01:52
Play 96	Couldn't Live Without You	Krista Zaleski	00:01:26
Play 97	Just a Boy	James En	00:01:39
Play 98	What Home's Intended For	Krista Zaleski	00:01:27
Play 99	Safe at Home	Rachel Bishop	00:00:58
Play 100	When Friends Drop In	BenDowling	00:02:18
Play 101	The Book of Memory	Tina Marie Cruz	00:01:36
Play 102	Pretending Not to See	Patrick Randall	00:02:06
Play 103	The Joys of Home	Curtis R.	00:02:05
Play 104	We're Dreamers All	Rachel Bishop	00:01:17
Play 105	What Is Success?	Tina Marie Cruz	00:01:14
Play 106	The Three Me's	James En	00:01:56
Play 107	Brothers All	Curtis R.	00:02:15
Play 108	When We Understand the Plan	James En	00:01:39
Play 109	The Spoiler	Allegra LittleCole	00:01:15
Play 110	A Vanished Joy	Patrick Randall	00:02:38
Play 111	Carry On	James En	00:01:22
Play 112	Life's Single Standard	James En	00:01:38
Play 113	Learn to Smile	Kerry Adams	00:01:42
Play 114	The True Man	James En	00:01:34
Play 115	Cleaning the Furnace	Chuck de Sully	00:01:54
Play 116	Trouble Brings Friends	Larry Wilson	00:01:24

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