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I beg your pardon

Didn’t this used to be a rose garden
A place of earth and green
	where diverse colors 
		graced the scene

Christened by Jackie O
Long before the apprentice show
	back when
		it used to snow

Now all hueless white stone
White tables white chairs
	white dreams 
		white hairs
 
No more magans in the mud
Getting stuck in high heels
	muddy deals
		muddy meals

No blood and soil here
Just sweet concrete
	stemmed umbrellas
		and citronella

I beg your pardon
	No, seriously
		Pardon me

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Picture credit: View of the newly paved Rose Garden is seen at the White House in Washington, DC, on August 6, 2025. US President Donald Trump converted the grass portion of the Rose Garden into a patio space, inspired by his Mar-a-Lago club in Florida. BRENDAN SMIALOWSKI, AFP Via Getty Images