I was born in a cottage next to the Apple Estuary

My father was a fisherman

As was his father and his father before him

But I did not follow them on to the boats

As I had been given a rare musical talent

And was accepted into a Music School

Which shaped my glittering career

I am now a world famous composer

Having worked on many successful films

The cottage now is in my possession

And remains very much the same

As it was when I was a child

My father was drowned last year

When The Salt Path was lost

On the rocks off Apple Point

I now display his violin

In my small bedroom

And in his honour have purchased

A redundant fishing boat

Which I have named

The Salt Path and the Violin