Trees barely moving from the hot and sultry whisper of the wind; Smoke and dust everywhere, embracing sweat dripping like faucets broken; The air smells of summer's impending wrath; The burning of cold, lonely, aching hearts, The breaking of gloom, the onset of happy days under trees wallowing, basking in the heat; The wind barely sways the curtains on the window, the coffee stained notebook on the makeshift desk; Only jazz excites under the mid-day sun, dancing, swaying with the heat; entering into dark crevices, flying mightily onto the 'clear' blue skies; Alas! Jazz, screams for Manila's sweltering sun!