II: Significant xi—Great Sand Dunes National Park: Sand Dunes This original miniature acrylic painting of sand dunes captures the iconic great sand dunes of Great Sand Dunes National Park. It is part of 'The Journey,' an ongoing collection of poetry and 600 mini landscapes in National Park locations created while traveling full-time in my vintage 1976 Avion Travelcader. Significant How sad the sky would be Mundane and dull If all the tiny stars Decided not to shine at all How stale the ocean would be Lifeless and tame If the droplets of water Decided not to partake How small the dunes would be Still and shallow If the grains-of-sand Decided not to gather If the stars have their place The droplets and sand too How significant you are To make the earth beautiful too -Laura Van Moorleghem view the rest of the Great Sand Dunes subcollection or The Journey collection
