The moon is in the sky, people are on the ground, and there will always be endless space distance between the moon and people. Li Bai's closeness to the moon is first manifested in his efforts to shorten the space distance between man and the moon by various means: "The moon is like a mirror, and the sea clouds are as dim as a palace" and "Emei Mountain falls in the autumn, reflecting the flat Qiang water", that is, putting the reflection of the moon in the rivers and seas, so that the distant moon in the sky can be turned into the moon in the river within reach; "Oh, let a man with spirit take risks where he likes, and never point his golden cup at the moon empty!" And "I only hope that when the song is right for the wine, the moonlight always shines on the golden urn" turns the moon in the sky into a shadow in the cup and drinks the bright moon with the wine; "People swim on the moon, and ships sail in the air", relying on fantastic imagination to reach the moon by boat; "We are both lofty to distant thoughts, and I want to go to heaven to embrace the bright moon", which further adds wings to "I" so that I can fly for nine days and hold the moon in my arms.
In addition, in space, the moon is everywhere: people walk in the mountains, and the mountains have the moon; Crossing the river, the river has a moon; Walking by the stream, there is a moon in the stream. Therefore, in Li Bai's poems, there are "mountain moon", "lake moon", "river moon" and "stone moon".
It can be said that the moon is in the sky and the moon is in the water; Reach for the moon at your fingertips and look back at the moon in your heart.
Second, in time: the moon is everywhere.
There are four seasons in the world, and there are moons in all seasons. As far as poets are concerned, the moon is always there. "Looking up, I found that it was moonlight, and then sinking, I suddenly remembered home", when I missed my relatives and friends in my hometown, it was there; "The sky is high, the clouds are pale and the moon is white, and the seagulls know when they are quiet", and when they want to express their ideals and clear their minds, they are there; "Liang Wang has gone to the bright moon, and the orioles are drunk and crow in the spring breeze", and they were there when they boarded nostalgia; "Three cups of sword dance autumn moon, suddenly crying", when you brush your sword; "When the piano is in the bright moon, people enter the house silently." When playing the piano, of course, when drinking.
I wonder if the poet can give birth to infinite emotion when he is bathed in moonlight, or if there is a moon around him when he gives birth to infinite emotion? And this round of bright moon, round or missing, will flow through the ages in Li Bai's poems, which is not only the embodiment of missing, but also the sustenance of emotion and the witness of world changes.
Third, psychologically: the moon is like a person with vivid feelings.
Another feature of Li Bai's closeness to the moon is his personification of the moon, the most representative of which is to drink with the moon.
Flowers in the next pot of wine, no friends, drink alone.
Raise my cup, I invite the bright moon, which brings me its shadow and makes us three people.
A person can't find anyone to drink, so he invited the moon to drink and brought my shadow so that the three of us could drink together. At this moment, Li Bai must regard the bright moon as a confidant, so he has "I sing." The moon encourages me and I dance. My shadow is rolling in the back. This emotion can be seen in many of his poems. "The breeze and the bright moon don't cost a penny", psychologically he is very close to the moon. When the moonlight is insufficient, he can "buy wine and Bai Yunbian on credit in Dongting".
The moon is heartless, but it is full of emotions under the infiltration of Li Bai's subjective feelings. It often has a feeling of desolation and loneliness, such as "the cold moon shakes the waves and flows through the window" and "hanging around the capital for a long time, washing the mallets and beating them"; It can also be the expression of the poet's happy mood, "the geese lead the sad heart far away, the mountains hold the good moon" and "the bright moon smiles and the flowers fall asleep"; It can also be a spokesperson for the bitter and cold mood, "Poplar is bitter in autumn, and the moon falls on Zhang Yushan early", "Bitter bamboo moves in the cold autumn, leaving a blank curtain to dream long".