Those Winter Sundays By Robert Hayden

In “Those Winter Sundays” Robert Hayden conveys a parent’s love for their family. He does not understand why his father is so resilient to provide for his family, nor does he question it. The author speaks of his astonishment in lines 19-20 where he says, “What did I know, what did I know of love’s austere and lonely offices.” Another subject shown by the author is isolation because although his father works each and every day out of love, he leaves his child without a father. He exemplifies his pity in lines 16-18, “Speaking indifferently to him, who had driven out the old and polished my good shoes as well.” Showing that he knew his dad cared for him, and he would not dare speak to him of his immorality in not spending time with his son because