Overview
Published in 1923, it consists of 34 poems, composed from October 1921 to December 1922. At this time, the new culture camp was divided and the revolution temporarily entered a low ebb. period. Guo Moruo was falling into the depression of loneliness and hesitation. In the "Preface", the original idealized rebellious "self" image in "The Goddess" has become a "goose with an arrow" and a "wounded warrior", "lying down" On this rough battlefield." Guo Moruo returned to China several times, hoping to see the motherland's new life, but the climax of the May Fourth Movement had passed and the country was still in darkness. He has a deeper hatred and dissatisfaction with reality, and has no choice but to seek temporary relief and comfort in nature or a surreal fantasy realm. He no longer praises the "radiant sun", but looks up at the twinkling "starry sky". He no longer wants to be "barefooted" and always be in love with the "mother" of the earth, but envies the "street market in the sky".
The representative work "The Market in the Sky"
The Street Market in the Sky The street lights in the distance are bright, as if countless stars are shining. The stars in the sky appeared, seeming to light up countless street lamps. I think there must be a beautiful street in that misty sky. Some of the items displayed in the street market must be rare and rare in the world. You see, the shallow Milky Way is definitely not very wide. The Cowherd and the Weaver Girl across the river must be able to ride the cow back and forth. I think they must be wandering around Tianjie at this moment. If you don’t believe it, look at that shooting star. It’s them walking with lanterns.
October 24, 1921 A. Content: The description of an ideal society in the style of "Peach Blossom Spring" (different from reality) The misty sky - beautiful streets, rare treasures that are not found in the world, the Milky Way is shallow but not very wide, the Cowherd and the Weaver Girl can be There is a sharp contrast between free communication and ugly society (contrast method) B. Art: Inheriting the romanticism of "The Goddess", relying on myths and legends to express one's own feelings; the creation of new metrical poetry also has relative freedom