Author's Note:
Being alone for my birthday today, I pretended I was entertaining a group of friends. I got dressed nicely in proper clothes (out of my pyjamas for a change), and cooked a meal fit for guests. I was delighted to discover a bottle of wine on my back doorstep as a surprise gift from my next-door neighbours, and another nearby friend delivered a handmade mask as a present.
Those among you who like music will recognise references in the above poem to Frank Sinatra, the Moody Blues, and blues music song titles: The Thrill is Gone, Midnight Special, and Spoonful.

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