The poem, "Those Winter Sundays," written by Robert Hayden
T
ravis Kane
Intro to Poetry
January 28,2003
“Those Winter Sundays”
The poem, “Those Winter Sundays,” written by Robert Hayden showed me the true love and devotion of a father. Throughout the poem, Robert used very descriptive words that painted a very clear picture time and time again in my head. Every time I read this poem I was able to get a better idea of the story that the poet was really trying to tell. A poem has so many different levels and meanings to it, reading it more than once can sometimes help your understanding greatly. The poem had such an in depth meaning, more than the words could even begin to describe. The father in this poem was the perfect loving father. Every morning the poet’s father would wake up extra early to make sure that the house was warm by the time his family was awoke. His actions showed the amount of love that the father had for his family. Not only was he getting up early, but he was also going outside into the extreme cold, to sacrifice for his children and gather wood for the fire. The poet made the reader feel the cold when he described it as a “ splintering, breaking cold.” This was an excellent way to make the reader feel the sacrifice that the father was taking to keep his family warm. The poet’s father did not have to heat the house for his family every morning, but he did it anyways, out of love.
