In Deep Tones Poem by Ravi Panamanna

To re-marry may be an individual affair but to overlook the emotional side of our children in this context needs a re-examination. Children need much emotional security. Otherwise, they will end up as emotionally outbursting and insecured adults. The world has to properly understand this. In the following poem, a child asks his/her mother thus: -
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When my dad was alive
Mom, thee loved him as thy own heart.
When my dad was dead
Mom, thee cried unto heavens and beyond.

With a stoic heart, thee unto me whispered-
That his memories were evergreen,
That his life was so inspiring,
Enough to lead us unto light and beyond.

But as time became a passing wind
Thou wert once again a bride.
Mom, thee hath now a husband,
But sure, I hath lost my dad.

Where are thy promises?
Where is my promised life?
A man may replace thy husband,
But is it a pinch-hitter* for my dad?
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Pinch-hitter* - Replacement.