Another Shore (PPOW - ORE)

When with labored dreariness

I find I must explore

A respite from my weariness

I recall my childhood days of yore

And I take my soul, worldworn and sore,

Back to youth's unspoiled summer shores.

I behold bright colored pails and shovels

And hear laughter rising as the sea gulls soar.

And among my dear ones, long departed

I'm once more cherished and adored.

Beloved as never again I'll know it

I was treasured then and not ignored.

And now I lift my eyes to heaven

And very deeply I implore

That I may find on another shore

Someone I've never met before

And find myself beloved once more.

This poem was written for submission to the Poetry Play On Words weekly challenge - wherein we are given a 3-letter word to make words from and expound on - the entries are worth a trip to the Poetry Play on Words group page.  This week's three letter word was "ORE."