Listen to the silence

Five days ago this tent was filled with hundreds of people, 

thousands of dollars , tons of furniture, miles of vintage fabrics, 

buckets of trinkets cases of silver and turquoise jewelery. 

But now the circus is leaving town, and I stopped to sit, soak in the silence. This tiny little town of 77 experiences an influx
of 3000 Antique dealers from all over the world.
Shoppers, collectors, designers and even a few celebrities arrive
to purchase truckloads and enormous containers 

of merchandise. They are now gone. This field will be empty soon. 

The grass will need mowing in a few weeks. 

And the birds and butterflies and ants and beetles 

will reclaim their playground.