Astoria upstream is still the gateway to Oregon.
The town itself is the crown of the state.
Inland the hamlets and would-be cities
spring in the glades off the big river
Westport---until it was logged out
Claskanie---a miniature spin-off
Longview---mighty first entry
At St. Helen's we detour off the road
Find a Dairy Delish where they still
wrap the hamburgers in sacks within sacks
Here we peel off from the big river
and up into its huge tributary
A big city looms there
Clangy industry at its gates
A little metropolis tucked
In the crook of the hills
No building yet peeks above
A pirate's lair still
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