Monster Essays - Comparison Of My Papas Waltz A
“My Papa’s Waltz” and “Those Winter Sundays”
“My Papa’s Waltz,” by Theodore Roethke, and “Those Winter
Sundays,” by Robert Hayden, are two somewhat similar poems about
respected fathers. To most people a father is not just the man who fertilizes
their mother’s egg, but a man that spends time with and takes care of them.
While doing this, he gains their love and respect. In these two poems
Roethke and Hayden take an admiring look back at the actions of their
fathers, although; they both imply that their parents were not perfect.
In “My Papa’s Waltz,”....
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