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this year no party
covid orchestrating
social distancing ~

To make your 2020 birthday extra fabulous
plan ahead your strategy in great detail
you may need to pick up a few special things
like items for a fancy meal to celebrate in style
a favorite drink for toasting to your health
ingredients to whip up a cake to decorate
while counting birthday candles one by one

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You’ll be ready to greet the day
and dress for a leisurely nature walk
check your mailbox for some cards 
then your emails for birthday wishes
receive phone calls from good friends and
schedule video chats with loved ones

Arrange the table festivelike
worthy of a fancy gathering
set it all up for the guest of honor
dream up a wish blow out your candles

At night watch an exceptional movie on tv
lighting incense for instant ambiance
stretch out lounging in your favorite chair
and listen to nostalgic tunes
invite your muse for uplifting poetry
savor the night away enjoying every minute
to welcome in with gusto your new year 



AP: Honorable Mention 2020

Posted on June 11, 2020

Copyright © | Year Posted 2020




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Date: 6/11/2020 4:24:00 PM
Sound advice Line, I was lucky as I'd had my birthday in February but my wife's is In August. Hope you're well. Tom
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Date: 6/11/2020 3:41:00 PM
Great recipe... We've had two out of three birthdays already this year in our happy home: We tried some of the things you mentioned as well as others, and we all felt cozy and comfortable --- but without our larger family and without our friends, it lacked a certain pizzaz… What can you do?... -- You supplied some great answers to that question. Great write, Line. ;) gw
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