This
paper examines the moments of appreciation, which is the primary theme in Simon Ortiz's poem "My
Father's Song" and Robert Hayden's poem "Those Winter Sundays." The poem focuses on the similarities between the two
poems. First, the paper demonstrates how the poets of both "My Father's Song" and "Those Winter Sundays" use their writing as a sort of memory of something significant that their father taught them. At the time, continues the paper, this lesson seemed unimportant or irrelevant but in retrospect, it was instrumental in shaping the man the
poet became. The paper also examines how the poems are both touching without being overly sentimental. Furthermore, the paper shows how both poems express love realistically, through simple events and actions. Lastly, the paper discusses the poems similar structure -- both are tributes to the poet's father, focusing on qualities that were unique unto him.