The next sentence continues: I can catch turtles in the five oceans and return with laughter and triumphant songs.
You can go up to the sky to catch the moon, and you can go down to the five oceans to catch turtles. It means: you can fly into the sky to catch the moon, and you can also dive into the ocean to catch fish or turtles. The poem comes from Shui Diao Ge Tou: Return to Jinggang Mountain. Jiutian catches the moon, a Chinese idiom, which means to go to the highest point in the sky to pick the moon. Often used to describe ambition and pride. Nine days, the highest point in the sky.
Catching the moon in the sky and catching turtles in the five oceans:
This poem expresses the heroic aspirations of the Chinese people. You can fly to the previously unattainable sky to pick the moon, you can dive into the unfathomable five oceans to catch fish and turtles, and then return calmly while talking and laughing, singing songs of victory. It heartily expresses the poet's revolutionary pride in conquering the universe.
The first part of the poem is a chronicle and scene description, and the second part expresses the ambition. The text is simple and clear, following the poet's consistent writing style. You can go up to the nine heavens to catch the moon, you can go down to the five oceans to catch turtles, and you can talk and laugh and return in triumph. Nothing is difficult in the world, as long as you are willing to climb.
Looking at the whole word, the writing style is bright, relaxed and free; the rhythm is beautiful and cheerful, and the proverbs and ancient poems are cleverly used. Narrative, scene description, lyricism, and discussion are organically integrated, and the artistic conception is broad and lofty. It can be said that its artistry and ideological nature are highly unified, and it is a rare treasure in the treasure house of modern poetry.