water drips only
under the trees.
No one is sure
what to do
with the umbrellas.
A girl in green boots
looks for a puddle.

-Robert E. Wood,
Bigger Than They Appear: Anthology of Very Short Poems (2011) Accents Publishing

Robert E. Wood teaches at Georgia Tech in Atlanta. His chapbook, Gorizia Notebook, was published by Finishing Line Press.