A view from above and behind Students brought in to hold signs looked worried The crowd was modest The local press Some disagreed The always lovely Ivy Ilk There was strong drink available Before there were cameras in phones, or even phone… Students and Secret Service faced each other He commenced his speech And he took the stage Bill waved to someone in the crowd Clinton's people handed out "home made" signs A candidate for senate, trailing in the polls, was… The line to get in was long The traveling press munched on vegetables Local dignitaries waited to pose with him If you do pose with a B-17 . . . Protecting the world from invasion by Zanesville,… Okay, it's kind of a cliche. But still . . . There were good moments, though, too A moment of priceless thoughts The result How to lie with pictures Pretty, isn't it The takeoff roll, tail wheel up No Messerschmitts or Focke-Wulfs in sight Most of those who've had this view have now passed… A view from the air Soon it will roll to the runway