Love Extended Metaphor Poems

This life is a fierce battlefield,
Little did I know before my birth,
My weapons should have been better honed,
So no earthly force could conquer me.

Friends I...

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pretty or slippery are not my names
no time for docile dolly games
peaceful presence my authenticity aims
ascension not something timidly tame 
 
Chorus : shiver shake...

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Even the darkest night will end
And the sun will rise
Will you come to see me then
I’ll be quite surprised
Same as you - what an encounter
You...

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SERENITY 

Hate's up in the air;
naturing winds of peace blowing:
Hate snuffed out by love:-
...

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My friend comes through and talks to me,
With their stuck nails being all I can see.
Instead of listening further,
I get my wrench and try to...

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CELESTIALLY GRACED LOVE  

The day has its sun,
And the night, its moon:-

I am blessed to have you,
Each bright day and night:-

Your presence is as...

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AS IS GOD'S TIME

Our love is as God’s time be:
Tick tocking eternally:-

I’m yours, and you’re mine;
Our love, God’s gift, sublime:-

I am for you, and you...

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Like the globe she dances
Spinning on pointed toe
Pole to pole she meets
With arms en haut to show
Perfect orb, she crystal glow
Out as far as up,...

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I carry a house upon my back,
A fragile frame of dreams and stone.
Its windows cracked, its timbers black,
But still I walk, and still alone.

Each wall...

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In the spirit of hope, we contemplatively search
Beyond the horizon for the mystic exorcism
Of the pandemic deaths proliferating from
The disparity reigning from viral social
And political...

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I wonder how it truly feels to be loved.

Is it like the minutes before the sun rises,
 when it begins to shine so bright,
 and...

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What is love, really—
a figment of hope
sharp enough to shatter
centuries of lived patriarchy?

To think
education could make a dent
in what’s already carved
in bone & name.

To think
a...

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Sweet is the impulse of love,
the fundamental reason for life...

Dreams of love,
shine in the light of the...

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PREGNANT MEMORIES

The love we shortly shared,
Was as the sunlight of life,
Fueling and energizing souls
With unimaginable pleasure:- 

We met, touched, and loved,
In that moment, we were...

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Author  Dana Redricks 
June 28, 2025

Heaven and hell is real—  
not just a tale or a preacher’s zeal. Beyond the veil of flesh...

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