Truman Renovation, 1950

Gild the Lily

Meg
Resistance Poetry
Published in
1 min readNov 20, 2017

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The White House ain’t my kind of place,
Not enough gilt and lace.
Stuffy old portraits pose,
Wigged dudes in silken hose.
Furnishings I abhor,
Dark wood is such a bore.
Hon, it’s time I changed the decor.

, can you name that jingle?

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