The far distant shore


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page 30  Backed by the specificity of the totem, the use of a geographical term like "miles" could suggest an attempt to locate where the shore is, but on the other hand, if the whole story is a dream "in a mist of grey" it suggests a less clear idea. The grey could be used, instead, to add distance to the image and to give the whole song just a touch of sadness, in a poetic way. 

…  But in the heat of summer, And at the close of day, They dream across the valley Wrapt in a mist of grey.  I go to them in sorrow So calm they are, and kind: The little hills of Charnwood Bring comfort to my mind.  I look on them with worship, Because, by land and sea, Brave men have died in thousands To keep them safe and free.



The summit of Beacon Hill, from Charnwood Forest on Wikipedia


 * — Teresa Hooley, "The Charnwood Hills"

By the way, Charnwood is not far from Cambridge, and of course Syd might have liked to visit it, but even if he knew Teresa Hooley's poem his dream of Opel's land isn't necessarily the same "dream in a mist of grey".  sources → Hooley, Teresa. "The Charnwood Hills." Songs of the Open. London: Jonathan Cape, 1921. 23. Print. http://www.blackcatpoems.com/h/the_charnwood_hills.html Kev747. "Beacon Hill, Leicestershire.jpg." http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charnwood_Forest