tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4993925915958047945.post3575626568671625281..comments2011-07-03T07:59:09.188-07:00Comments on Jesse's Days: Relay for LifeJesse's Familyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11218743662276464814noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4993925915958047945.post-91900939032187630932011-07-03T07:59:09.188-07:002011-07-03T07:59:09.188-07:00I would just like to thank Annie and all those who...I would just like to thank Annie and all those who helped her reach her goal. Also to all who have made donations in Jesse's name to many organizations, groups, schools,events, etc.- I thank you with all my heart.<br />Here is a gift to all from Jesse:<br /><br /> TIMELESS<br /> <br />The old ocean gray hat,with its soft veil and hatpin<br /><br /> Left over from a hundred years past<br />It crowns the pale face touched with light rouge;<br />A face not old, with the creases of thought,<br />Nor young with the image of naivete<br />Completely awash with knowledge and understanding.<br /><br /> Fire dances in the hearth<br /> Reflecting off a silver tea set<br /> Laid out in front of her like jewels for a queen<br /> The embossing, weathered gold, glints faintly off rows and rows of dark <br />book bindings.<br /><br /> Silently, that face turns to me.<br />Just a tiny move performed with such grace.<br />Then the smile, a smile so perfect, so indescribable,<br />Warm as autumn sunlight, yet soft as dark velvet night;<br /> Comprehending my every thought<br /> And soothing every worry.<br /><br /> Through the many distorted panes<br /> Comes a failing November light<br />If adds to the image, just the touch of another dark color<br />to the antique rainbow framing the timeless face.<br /> <br /> I turn away, attending to the infinite list of life.<br />And in that moment, as in every other moment following,<br /> She is gone<br /> The smile, the face with all its grace,<br /> And the image is incomplete.<br /><br /> Jesse LopataEd Lopatahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10184154550844670546noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4993925915958047945.post-78211255070076618142011-04-27T19:40:57.928-07:002011-04-27T19:40:57.928-07:00Update: Relay is over, and my team ended up raisin...Update: Relay is over, and my team ended up raising $8,895.08. We beat the team in second place by over $3000. This money will meaningfully affect real, suffering people's lives. Love to you all. - AnnieThe Epistolarianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10833522176953169750noreply@blogger.com