The definition of A. Tvardovskiy’s final lyrical anthology “Selected lyrical poetry of these years” as a philosophical and testamentary book allowed to metaphorically call it “The Autumn Book”. Starting with the first parting theme - parting with youth - all the last book published in the poet’s lifetime is transpierced with the feeling of last parting - parting with life, and, simultaneously, there are comprehension and crude summary. Autumn is the book’s time of nature, with all its impalpable marks and signs. Autumn is the poet’s personal time - for his own bitter and ironic acknowledgement, “age of retirement”.