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Gobbler’s
(3 February 2021)
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It’s Wednesday
Phil is back inside the keep
All is well
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Yes, it was done
In a cyber way
Phil was social-distanced
Fans were turned away
Tourism dived
Beneath the radar
Of spending consideration
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Something again next year
Pity the small towns of
Western Pennsylvania
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C L Couch
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by Doug Kerr from Albany, NY, United States – Punxsutawney, Pennsylvania, uploaded by GrapedApe, CC BY-SA 2.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=25167720
Punxsutawney, Pennsylvania
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clcouch123 
February 4, 2021 at 2:23 am
Aw, poor Phil. And poor Pennsylvania.
February 4, 2021 at 6:51 pm
When the mining and manufacturing industries collapsed in the sixties and seventies, these communities were hit and sometimes wrecked. Not that exploitation is a good thing, but there was this groundhog tradition anyway. Now I think it’s kind of life-saving for the town (borough).
February 4, 2021 at 4:29 pm
We don’t get weather or spring since we don’t have gophers.
February 4, 2021 at 6:53 pm
You have delightful creatures that you’ve wonderfully described many times. And I’m sure spring will get there!
February 4, 2021 at 9:58 pm
It looks as though it’s more or less here but it’s too early to be sure.