Four less one is three.

四減一是三。

Three less two is one.

三減二是一。

One less three

一減三

is what, is who,

是什麼，是誰，

remains.

餘數。

The first cell that learned to divide

第一個學會分裂的細胞

learned to subtract.

學會了減法。

Recipe:

祕方：

add salt to hunger.

給饑餓加鹽。

Recipe:

祕方：

add time to trees.

給樹加時間。

Zero plus anything

零加上任何事物

is a world.

都是一個世界。

This one

此世

and no other,

非他世，

unhidden,

一覽無遺，

by each breath changed.

在每一口呼吸中變更。

Recipe:

祕方：

add death to life.

給生加死。

Recipe:

祕方：

love without swerve what this will bring.

筆直愛這必然的一切。

Sister, father, mother, husband, daughter.

姐姐，父親，母親，丈夫，女兒。

Like a cello

好像一把大提琴

forgiving one note as it goes,

原諒每一個它正在拉出的音符，

then another.

和下一個。