There are boxes in this poem

There’s one box in this room
if three boxes are added
and that is regarded
there’ll be four boxes in this room.
if six boxes are added
and five more discarded
there’ll be five boxes left in this room
if ten more appear
and nine disappear
there’ll be six boxes left in this room.
if four boxes are taken
and all four are not regarded
there’ll be six boxes sitting on the table
to allow time to assume this fable.
But if all six are taken
and none is remaining
and twenty-six are added
and one is regarded
there’ll be one box left in this poem.

leonell