by Susan Ternyey, Aug 2025 Making a Life: James & Maragarita Onedin Of the 9 episodes of the last season of the 8 season series, Margarita only enters the story in episode 3. But to understand the relationship between James and Margarita, it’s important to summarize the first 2 episodes of the season. The otherContinue reading “Onedin Line Timeless Themes”
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Onedin Line Timeless Themes
by Susan Ternyey, June 2025 What makes a successful marriage? Examples: Anne & James, Robert & Sarah Season 1 Episode 1 “The Wind Blows” Anne and James begin their marriage as a partnership, and that is a good way to begin a successful marriage. They each have something to bring to the marriage (notContinue reading “Onedin Line Timeless Themes”
“The Onedin Line” Timeless Themes
Part 1 by Susan Ternyey, Dec 2024 James Onedin wants to be his own master, his life under his own command; he wants to own his own destiny. He is a ship’s captain, and his employer, Callon, has dangled the promise of having his own command for nearly 6 years (S1 E2). Although James hasContinue reading ““The Onedin Line” Timeless Themes”
April Fools
by ST–Mar 2024 April foolsMay wed in June;July the height of passion blooms.August the love,September a labor,October grimaces atNovember’s savor.December it’s coldAs embers die–By year’s endClang the knellsFrom every belfry.
Easy to say, Less easy to be Seen
by ST, mid 1980s Love is easy to say; harder to mean–Easy to be heard, less easy to be seen.
The Coat of Arms
by Susan Ternyey, 1980s Far humbler than the poet whom I appeal As tutor, in aspiring to convey And ‘scribe in characters of the Ideal Those worthy merits, in this worldly fray, Which we would urge on any that we may– Most ‘specially our children and their own– That seem to us appropriate array ForContinue reading “The Coat of Arms”
Seasons, Seasonings, Seasoned
by ST, revised May 2023 Seasons “He’s going through a stage,” is all that need be said, And so say they all Of all a child goes through: Innocence, importance, and impudence Are played and played again– By parts and turns–authority’s role Varies as protector, tyrant, friend. Seasonings Then learning, earning, and making, And stirringContinue reading “Seasons, Seasonings, Seasoned”
He & Me
by ST, 1981 He faces Life as a force unknown– his faith in God: that he’s left on his own– pain and loneliness have taken their toll, made barren the life, embittered the soul. I faced Life as one alone– though friends had been, they’d spent each their day, and then passed on– I askedContinue reading “He & Me”
For My Valentine
for RMT by ST, 1982 No sudden inspirations come flowing to my mind, No metaphors, no similes, No complaints that Love is blind; No profuse allusions to Love’s delusive nature, No mention how elusively, confusedly, It takes one unawares. Expect no flowery effusions from Love’s elated pen: When my hand takes that instrument Romantic utteranceContinue reading “For My Valentine”
A Heart Within
by Susan Ternyey I have within A Martha and a Mary. Master, wilt Thou judge them fairly– For the one who serves Thee with her hands, Begs only Thy help in her weighty tasks, While the one who listens with all her heart For wisdom from Thy lips only asks. Shall she be denied? Which?Continue reading “A Heart Within”
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