Comparing My Papa's Waltz And Those Winter Sundays

In my opinion, both of the poems have a remarkable similarity. Both “My Papa’s Waltz” and “Those Winter Sundays” speak of a father and a child. The two poems have two sides to them. Two sides which I find very interesting and understandable. In “Those Winter Sundays”, the “child” is now speaking to us in the present times. This poem is told through the voice of an adult speaking of his childhood. He tells us about all the things that his father would do, specifically warming the house, early, every Sunday morning. He would even polish the child’s shoes. This child, now an adult, would never thank his father. Towards the end of the poem, the adult states that he never knew that he was doing this out of kindness and love, not until he was an

Memories made as a child will both most likely stick with one’s self forever and have an impact on the way they do things as an adult. In the poem “My Papa’s Waltz”, the child was nervous dancing with his drunk father but struggled to let go. He loved him unconditionally. I am sure that as an adult, this person is loving and understanding. I believe that with his experience of dancing with his tipsy father while still loving him for who he is will stick with him for the rest of his life. I bet this has impacted the way he views and judges different things. He didn’t try to get away from his father and he could easily smell the whisky on his breath. I am sure that this could also have negative impact such as a feeling that his father used alcohol as an escape route from his life at the time. Maybe he thought that he didn’t love him, but he still loved his father. Perhaps his parents were having trouble with their relationship and that could have changed the way he feels about relationships as an adult. It is hard to say specifically in regards to these poems, but I am positive that what happens as a child will for sure impact the way an adult views the world around