sagebrush, rabbitbrush, broken
glass at my feet, i climb up
to the hills west gazebo,
yakima river bending
into the columbia
below, both flowing gladly
into the pale sunrise light
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Dan Hartman’s song is on the Streets of Fire soundtrack! Willem Dafoe’s screen debut!
You make me want to go back and visit eastern Washington again! Beautiful, contemplative poem this morning.