Groundhog Day

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Deemed significant culturally,
a fantastic and old comedy
is this film I love,
which is the tale of
a weatherman played by Bill Murray.

This weatherman Phil has been sent
to cover the groundhog event.
He’s so hard to please,
and that’s because he’s
an arrogant cynical gent.

There’s a blizzard and Phil’s forced to stay
in Punxsutawney for one more day.
He awakes. Something’s wrong!
“I Got You Babe,” the song
by his bedside is what he hears play.

It’s the same song from the day before
when he woke up at six. Out the door,
he goes onto the street.
Things repeat and repeat.
This is something that he can’t ignore.

In a time loop he’s stuck! Each time when
he is hearing “I Got You Babe,” then
that man, once so vain,
begins going insane.
Groundhog Day comes again and again!

When he understands that there won’t be
any punishment whenever he
does anything wrong,
it isn’t for long
before Phil behaves most crazily.

He drives reckless and binges on beer.
Since tomorrow will never grow near,
he drives right off a cliff!
He would not do that if
there were hope, so he’s lost all his fear.

There’s a woman that Phil’s come to know,
and he talks to her every day, so
he can learn more and more
how to make her adore
him! His feelings for her start to grow.

With his efforts to win Rita’s heart,
Phil begins to appreciate art.
He learns French and to play
the piano! Each day
in the townspeople’s lives he takes part.

Seven years come and go. By year eight,
Phil has changed. But will this change his fate?
Knowing everyone’s needs,
he is doing good deeds,
and in Rita’s eyes, Phil’s looking great!

It’s his last Groundhog Day when Phil learns
his life’s lesson. This time his world turns!
Through the great power of
unconditional love
and his good works, a NEW day Phil earns!

“I Got You , Babe” plays next to his head.
But it’s NOT Groundhog’s Day, for instead,
Phil wakens to see
unbelievably
true love won! Rita’s with him in bed!

March 27, 2018 for the FAVORITE COMEDY MOVIE Contest of Alexis Y

Copyright © | Year Posted 2018



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Date: 5/22/2018 11:17:00 AM
Congratulation on this wonderful cute write .you were perfect for this contest.. Hugs Eve
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Date: 5/21/2018 4:37:00 AM
Great movie, great poet, great entry for the contest. Congrats, Andrea!
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Date: 5/20/2018 8:59:00 PM
Back with well deserved congrats on your win, Andrea.
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Date: 5/20/2018 8:21:00 PM
A fun movie ..Congrats on your win Andrea
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Date: 5/20/2018 5:23:00 PM
Hi Andrea, I'm so glad you chose a movie with Bill Murray. I enjoyed this movie. Although I think it would suck to live the same day over and over again. Congratulations on your placement in the contest:-) Alexis
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Date: 5/20/2018 3:10:00 PM
A great film Andrea.congratulations. Tom.
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Date: 5/20/2018 2:53:00 PM
Back with Congrat!
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Date: 5/20/2018 2:20:00 PM
I've never seen the film in full - started to watch it in English lessons at school and never got to see the end!Many congrats on your win Andrea:-) hugs Jan xx
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Date: 5/20/2018 2:09:00 PM
Congratulations on your win with this fun comedy movie - one of my favorites. You did excellent job with these limericks.
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Date: 4/10/2018 4:53:00 PM
Lovely overview so well expressed. Best movie ever.
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Date: 4/5/2018 3:47:00 AM
You have explained this movie beautifully, and I should know. I cannot count on one hand the number of times I have seen it. This was a fun, enjoyable, positive read, Andrea.
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Date: 3/31/2018 2:34:00 PM
LOL, haven't seen the film but now I don't need to - this work took some effort, I bet!
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Date: 3/29/2018 4:55:00 PM
OMG this is so great Andrea. It is one of my very favorite movies. You did a fantastic job of telling the whole story which couldn't have been easy on limericks form. I bet this comes in first place. A fave for me! I am on my cell phone to see this. But print is so small it is hurting my eyes. xxxoo
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Date: 3/28/2018 10:07:00 PM
This is magnificent Andrea! The whole thing flows so well and the underlying lesson rings true! The following verse toppled my mind completely you are great hehe: He drives reckless and binges on beer. Since tomorrow will never grow near, he drives right off a cliff! He would not do that if there were hope, so he’s lost all his fear.
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Date: 3/28/2018 9:20:00 PM
Very enjoyable poem about a very enjoyable movie :) Good luck in the contest!
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Date: 3/28/2018 12:22:00 PM
I like the concept you chose to convey...and aptly so, for the movie is wonderful...even the acting great... In the end, only true love wins... All the best Andrea
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Date: 3/28/2018 10:53:00 AM
You put time and effort in to this write and it worked. So many well-written limericks that on this poem I am blown away for different reasons than on the Triolet. This is impressive and I can't imagine it not placing. Love ... CayCay
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Date: 3/28/2018 8:12:00 AM
A great movie! And having grown up with Sonny and Cher...in fact they were the first celebrities I saw in person (as a child)...the song pulls me right in. Bill Murray has shown himself to be a great actor.
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Date: 3/28/2018 6:57:00 AM
That is a fun movie..you put in a lot of effort to mange this story in limerick form..your poem is just as much fun as the movie..your poem wins!!
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Date: 3/28/2018 5:39:00 AM
Love this film and wow the all those limericks you wrote, lots of humour in all of them... Awesome entry for the contest..
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Date: 3/28/2018 2:19:00 AM
Love that film Andrea. It was only on our TV recently. A classic. Good luck. Tom
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