片望月，既怀逸兴壮思，高接混茫，而又脚踏实地，自具雅量高致。开头四句接连问月问年，一似屈原《天问》，起得奇逸。唐人称李白为“谪仙”，黄庭坚则称苏轼与李白为“两谪仙”，苏轼自已也设想前生是月中人，因而起“乘风归去”之想。但天上和人间，幻想和现实，出世和入世，两方面同时吸引着他。相比之下，他还是立足现实，热恋人世，觉得有兄弟亲朋的人间生活来得温暖亲切。月下起舞，光影清绝的人生境界胜似月地云阶、广寒清虚的天上宫阙。虽在尘凡而胸次超旷，一片光明。

~This goes out to someone that wasOnce the most important person in my lifeI didn’t realize it at the timeI can’t forgive myself for the way I treated you soI don’t really expect you to eitherIt’s just... I don’t even knowJust listen…You’re the one that I like, the one that I needWhen I first saw you, I knew it was realI’m sorry about the pain I made you feelThat wasn’t me; let me show you the wayI looked for the sun, but it’s raining todayI remember when I first looked into your eyesIt was like God was there, heaven in the skiesI wore a disguise "cause I didn’t want to get hurtBut I didn’t know I made everything worseYou told me we were crazy in loveBut you didn’t care when push came to shoveIf you loved me as much as you said you didThen you wouldn’t have hurt me like I ain’t shitNow you pushed me away like you never even knew meI loved you with my heart, really and trulI guess you forgot about the times that we sharedWhen I would run my fingers through your hairLate nights, just holding you in my armsI don’t know how I could do you so wrongI really wanna show you I really need to hold youI really wanna know you like no one could else know youyou are number one, always in my heartAnd now I can’t believe that our love is torn apartI need you andYou were my everythingI need you andYou were my everythingI knew you gonna sit and play this with your new manAnd then sit and laugh as you’re holding his handThe thought of that just shatters my heartIt breaks in my soul and it tears me apartAt times we was off I was scared to show youNow I wanna hold you until I can’t hold youWithout you, everything seems strangeYour name is forever planted in my brainDamn it, I’m insane,What about when youI guess everything you said was a lieI think about it, it brings tears to my eyesNow I’m not even a thought in your mindI can see clearly, my love is not blindI need you andYou were my everythingI need you andYou were my everythingI just wish everything could have turned out differentlyNo matter what, you’ll always be in my heartOur first day, it seemed so magicalI remember all the time that I had with youRemember when you first came to my house?You looked like an angel wearing that blouseWe hit it off, I knew it was realBut now I can’t take all the pain that I feelReach in your heart, I know I’m still thereI don’t wanna hear that you no longer careRemember the times? Remember when we kissed?I didn’t think you would ever do me like thisI didn’t think you’d wanna see me depressedI thought you’d be there for me, this I confessYou said you were my best friend, was that a lie?Now I’m nothing to you, you’re with another guyI tried, I tried, I tried, and I’m tryingNow on the inside it feels like I’m dyingI need you andYou were my everythingI need you andYou were my everythingAnd I do miss youThe only thing I want is for you to be happy

三四句借景抒情。“我”要将自己的这一片忧愁之心托寄给明月，让它伴随着好友一直到夜郎西。在这里，作者大胆想象，直接袒露自己听到朋友远谪后的内心情感。有道是“明月千里寄相思”，作者所寄的——是对好友身遭贬谪的同情，是对好友长途跋涉的担忧；是陪伴友人一同前行的一片深情，是告慰友人并不孤单的一种情怀……这些，真切地传达出作者经受友人遭贬的心灵震撼后的强烈的主观感情。