Can I open the application without automatically loading a blank page?

More often than not, I do not want a mere blank page. I want to access previously drafted documents. I find I am always having to close out the voluntary "opening page" of the default blank document. Thanks in advance......

A Smart Folder is a Finder Window that is defined according to your wishes as to what is displayed in it, such as recent Pages files.
Here's an example:
I made a notation as to where the Sidebar is. The link in the previous post gives you the step by step procedure for making a Smart Folder.
Apple tends to reuse features and expects that if it gives you a capability in the OS it doesn't necessarily have to repeat it in each application, although as noted in the second post above, the Template Chooser always includes an option to open recent files rather than a blank new template.
I wonder if you have set a Preference to always open a blank template rather than to use the Template Chooser.
Take a look in Pages Preferences, General, and see what you have selected.
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