My Father's Waltz has an ABAB rhyme scheme, which simply means that every other line must rhyme. The line “could make a little boy dizzy” (2) is B in iambic trimeter, the next B that rhymes with that line is “such a waltz wasn't easy” (4). Those Winter Sundays is described as a sonnet. A sonnet has fourteen lines. This poem doesn't rhyme what so ever and is not written in normal iambic pentameter. "Those Winter Sundays" is a poem about love, sonnets are usually known to be about love. “The Winter Sundays” is a poem that sets an example for children of our current generation who may not appreciate their parents or families. Hayden's poem is a common situation that anyone can experience. The lesson is that you should appreciate your parents and the people you love before they leave and you are left with guilt. That guilt can and will weigh heavily on you because your father or mother has always been there and sacrificed everything for you