Sitting Silently

Yet another hot summer day in NYC. I sought shade. It was found in Ten Eych Park/Playground. I sat in the place for about an hour while I waited for M. I listened, albeit through my noiseless, noise-cancelling earbuds, to the children playing, the friends setting up nearby picnic tables for a cookout, and the men playing handball. It is not a large park, thus bringing people closer. Two little…