In "auspex," the phrase “dead leaves and snow” at the end of the first stanza implies that the speaker is experiencing feelings of indifference and numbness. an absence of love or passion. physical weakness as aging occurs. emotional maturity that comes with aging.

In "Auspex," the phrase “dead leaves and snow” at the end of the first stanza implies that the speaker is experiencing an absence of love or passion.

The author compares his heart to a nest that once had birds in it. In this nest, when the last bird leaves, it remains only with "dead leaves and snow", and not with life and warmth that those birds (or feelings) had.

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