Helicopters buzzing overhead,
Coastguard patrolling the beach
with rumors of frogmen hiding
underwater in Tisbury Great Pond...
American flags, large and small, lining
the roads and fluttering from storefronts,
makeshift lemonade stands and baskets
of apples set out on children's play tables
at front lawn edges, people hanging out
in droves on Alley's porch or trying to
stuff their vehicles into the parking lot...
the President is in town and everyone
wants a glimpse.
