The poem, "Sun and Moon," written by Jay Macpherson (b. 1931) is an excellent example of a great poem that its idea is expressed by the author using symbolism and allegory. The true meaning the author tried to get across to his audience was that a man and a woman or a brother and sister that are in love, can only be together when the time is just right.

Characters that are in this poem, although they may not be very dynamic are very important to the theme. The two main, physical characters in this poem are the "sun," a.k.a. the man and the "moon," a.k.a. the woman. These two characters are the focus of all the symbolism used in this poem. Such symbols used are, "He suffers gnawing fires: She in her frost," suggesting fires like the sun and frost like the moon. The...