William John Bainbrigge Fletcher

(1879-1933) was a British consul at Haikou (at that time romanised as Hoihow[1]) and the author of books on Chinese poetry such as Gems of Chinese Verse[2] and More gems of Chinese poetry (1918, reprinted 1933)


We Three                                                                               

One pot of wine amid the Flowers
Alone I pour, and none with me.
The cup I lift; the Moon invite;
Who with my shadow makes us three.
The moon then drinks without a pause.
The shadow does what I begin.
The shadow, Moon and I in fere
Rejoice until the spring come in.
I sing: and wavers time the moon.
I dance: the shadow antics too.
Our joys we share while sober still.
When drunk, we part and bid adieu.
Of loveless outing this the pact,
Which we all swear to keep for aye.
The next time that we meet shall be
Beside you distant milky way.

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