“Those Winter Sundays," by Robert Hayden captures love as a theme in his poem. Love is an unspoken emotion that cannot be expressed in any language between a father and son. The poem reveals how a father exhibits love when he really does not know how to express it. The Father shows his love by warming up the house and shining shoes for his son. Sometimes love is displayed by a parent who does for a child not even thinking of it as a “job." We all have taken our parents for granted at least once in our lifetime, and that is the guilt the child feels. Sometimes you don’t realize the love parents have or don’t have until you are older. This demonstrates how love is shown differently in homes and how most people would define “Love”. Love can be verbal or just in actions. The word love can be defined so many different ways. It can be very broad in its definition and meaning. Agape love is doing what is in the best interest of another. Romantic love is emotional love and friendship love is a bond existing between people who have common interest or desires. People can use it very lightly or they can show it as a very deeply.
My definition of love is a very deep feeling of caring and admiration for someone. There can be so many different types and levels of love. The highest level of love is unconditional love. Unconditional love is a love you have for someone that you only want the best for him or her and do not need anything in return except their happiness. A very good example of that is a parent’s love for a child. Though this sometimes cannot be the truth for every parent; most parents have such a deep unselfish and unconditional love for their children that can only be felt for your child. Love can be felt and shared with many in a person’s life. Of course, the first example everyone thinks of is a husband and wife, or partner. There is a love for other family members in the family such as a grandparent, cousin, aunt or...