Riley Songs of Home

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Riley Songs of Home

by James Whitcomb Riley

EN·~1 hours·58 chapters

Chapters

58 total
1

JAMES WHITCOMB RILEY

0:01
2

WITH PICTURES BY - WILL VAWTER

0:06
3

TO - GEORGE A. CARR

1:33
4

RILEY SONGS OF HOME

0:01
5

WE MUST GET HOME

2:59
6

JUST TO BE GOOD

0:38
7

MY FRIEND

0:38
8

THINKIN' BACK

1:29
9

NOT ALWAYS GLAD WHEN WE SMILE

1:04
10

HIS ROOM

2:14

Description

A tender collection of verses invites listeners into the quiet longing of wandering souls yearning for the familiar comforts of home. The poems move from vivid scenes of apple blossoms and garden gates to the soft lullabies of rain‑kissed rooms, each line echoing the simple pleasures that strangers often overlook. Through rhythmic musings on sunrise glories, humble harvests, and the gentle touch of a mother’s hand, the work captures the bittersweet ache of distance and the hope of return.

Interwoven with reflections on modest goodness and the quiet strength of perseverance, the verses balance wistful nostalgia with a calm affirmation that virtue itself can be enough. Listeners will find a gentle, steady cadence that mirrors the slow walk back to cherished places, offering solace to anyone who has ever felt the pull of home’s quiet call.

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Language

en

Duration

~1 hours (67K characters)

Publisher of text edition

Project Gutenberg

Credits

Produced by Juliet Sutherland, Scott G. Sims and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net

Release date

2005-07-12

Rights

Public domain in the USA.

About the author

James Whitcomb Riley

James Whitcomb Riley

1849–1916

Best known as the “Hoosier Poet,” he wrote warm, musical verse about Midwestern life, childhood, and everyday people. His poems were hugely popular in his lifetime and helped make him one of America’s best-loved public literary figures.

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