Those Winter Sundays Love

"Love", is often an unrequited emotion experienced by many parental figures. This is displayed in the poem, "Those Winter Sundays" by Robert Hayden where the speaker is recalling of a time during his childhood where he contemplates the sacrifices his father made for him. The line, "Sundays too my father got up early (Line 1)", entails that his or her father awoke every morning and with "cracked hands that ached from labour (Line 3)", undergone his daily routine as the speaker remained oblivious to his father's enormous efforts. It also implies that as young individuals we are often oblivious of the sacrifices that result from parental love. The poem begins with the speaker's recollection of his father in the morning. Greeted by the "blueblack [sic] cold (line 2)" the father begins his morning labours in "the weekday weather (Line 4)" in order to bring warmth to the household via fire regardless of his "cracked hands that ached from labour" (Line 3). This expresses the typical youth found in familial love in which the child is cared for by his or her parent lovingly, but such love is often overlooked
For example, in the poem, "Those Winter Sundays", by Robert Hayden, the speaker's indifferent attitude towards his father's calling as a child emphasize his obliviousness toward his parent's kindness. However, upon retrospect, the speaker realizes the affection his father provided. As a result, he shoulders an enormous feeling of remorse and expresses this when he says, "What did I know of love's austere and lonely offices, (Line 13-14)" which shows his ignorance of the responsibilities of a father. Although familial love remains disregarded in the eyes of youth, it is a privilege to receive such affection and should be cherished in perspectives of all