What is Shir HaShirim?

Is Shir HaShirim one narrative, or is it something else? Is it the depiction of an emotional journey? Should we be looking for a thread that joins the seemingl disparate stories together? We consider that Shir HaShirim may depict the emotional ups and down of the relationship between the Dod and the Raaya, as we relate to the relationship between Israel and God. It is especially appropriate during the intense ups and downs of the period of Yom HaShoah, Yom Hazikaron and Yom Haatzmaut.