A black silver lining

Today I walked all by my lonesome along the muggy city streets and there was little of interest- that's for sure. Seeking a moment of respite from the heat, I ducked into a bookstore (not that I needed any prodding, really) and started reading from a book of short stories, but found it all too serious to be read in such an environment. Truth be told, I have never been one of those who could take a book and read it except in the absolute quiet of my own space (wherever that happens to be), as I find the slightest distraction a, well, distraction.  Case in point was when an attractive person came along and disturbed my stream of reading and daydreaming, whereupon I decided to quit the effort once and for all and make my way back towards the unwelcome sidewalks.  With a grey cloud hanging over me, I had a moment of joy when I saw the shadows cast by the trees, which I share with you here:

Lost amongst the denizens was I/ Unnoticed but loved and yet