Roethke and Salinas;
Dominic "Roethke and Salinas;" Both poems “My papa’s waltz “and “my father is a simple man “ their main themes was the relationship between a father and son. “My papa’s waltz” the speaker begins by describing the relationship between son and his father how close their were when they were “ The whiskey on your breath Could make a small boy dizzy; But I hung on like death: Such waltzing was not easy.” Dancing with his father the waltz it wasn’t easy it was “like death” any thing could happen the speaker could get hurt at any moment because of the drunkenness and the situation his father was in .Through the poem the waltz dance was the most meaning full symbol in the poem because it represent the closeness of father’s son relationship even thought the son is more likely to be hurt but he still want to show love to his father ...