07/10/2024
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Author: Edgar A. Guest Genre: Single Author Chapter: 116
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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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Life Is What We Make It
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God Made This Day for Me
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The Fellowship of Books
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When the Minister Calls
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The Loss Is Not So Great
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Dan McGann Declares Himself
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A Boy and His Stomach
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He's Taken Out His Papers
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No Better Land Than This
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Wait Till Your Pa Comes Home
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Always Saying "Don't!"
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Little Girls Are Best
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The Christmas Gift for Mother
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How Do You Buy Your Money?
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When We Play the Fool
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The Chip on Your Shoulder
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The Kick Under the Table
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Ma and the Ouija Board
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The Call of the Woods
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Pa and the Monthly Bills
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When Ma Wants Something New
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The Cure for Weariness
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The Song of the Builder
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The Things You Can't Forget
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The Making of Friends
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I'd Rather Be a Failure
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Couldn't Live Without You
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What Home's Intended For
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When Friends Drop In
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Pretending Not to See
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When We Understand the Plan
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Life's Single Standard
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Cleaning the Furnace
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Trouble Brings Friends