Aunt julia

isolation

family

death

repetition of 'i could not'

-shows frustration due to language barrier

She wore men’s boots

when she wore any.

quirky, unconventional 

'she was buckets' 'she was winds'

compares her to the elements,

how close she was to nature 

a little, she lay

silenced in the absolute black

of a sandy grave

he was too late

by the time he learned gaelic his aunt was dead

he felt regret