The poem “Daystar” by Rita Dove and the poem “Those Winter Sundays” by Robert Hayden have some similarities, but they also have some differences. These poems mainly deal with parenting and parental life as well as their personal issues. Each parent in the two poems has their children's best interests at heart, but the two very different parents in two different time periods face very similar issues. The Poem “Those Winter Sundays” Robert Hayden expresses regret through this poem about his father. This poem is set when the speaker was a child, which makes her older than 1966. The poem is a reflection of her father years earlier. The speaker describes his father as a hard worker during the week and even on Sundays, which was a weekly routine. The speaker says, “Even on Sundays my father rose early / and wore his clothes in the blue-black cold, / then with chapped and aching hands / for weekday work he made / lit fires” (Hayden lines 1-5) . The speaker says “Even Sunday” (line 1 of Hayden) as if it were included like every other day of the week. Traditionally, families rest and participate in other non-work activities on Sundays, but not the speaker's father. His father worked hard, regardless of the state of the weather or his physical condition, he had a family to take care of, which was his goal. Next, the speaker says, “No one ever thanked him” (Hayden line 5). In the poem the speaker also says, “I would arise and dress myself, / Fearing the chronic anger of that house” (Hayden, lines 8 and 9). The speaker's father was a hard worker just to take care and provide for his family but he did not receive any appreciation from them. Feeling unappreciated is very frustrating and could lead to anger, especially when the ability to rest is out of reach. The speaker describes his feelings as he woke up on Sunday mornings as a fearful child. He was afraid because he knew his father would be frustrated. The father had callused and bruised hands that hurt, he was cold and felt unappreciated. All of the factors listed could accumulate and make someone angry or frustrated. Even though his father was an angry man, he obviously loved his family. The speaker says, “I would wake up and feel the cold chipping, breaking.