Love, as defined by the Merriam-Webster dictionary, is a “strong affection for another arising out of kinship or personal ties” (). Now how does love take form? Is it through hugs and kisses, through warm interactions, through devotion and sacrifice? To love is to have strong affection, and that can show through many forms. One such form illuminates from the fire’s blaze in Robert Hayden’s lyric “Those Winter Sundays.” The love the father has for his children is not warm, not open, and not recognized by said recipient of that love until much later in life. He is never thanked for his support and sacrifice, but this hidden familial affection is just another one of the many forms of love. To fully grasp the meaning of “Those Winter Sundays”,
