The book you are holding in your hands is more than a collection of selected poems by the author. It is part of his soul, his attitude towards women, nature, the city in which he lives. The author of the book, a middle-aged, experienced man who has seen a lot in his life, Nikolai Tarasov, reveals to the reader the most intimate thing that people usually do not show off - the relationship between a man and a woman. The author does not consider himself a professional poet, does not claim the indisputability of his judgments about love, descriptions of the state of Mother Nature. He simply shares his observations with the reader. These observations of the author are unpredictable, the metaphors are accurate and unexpected, because they are the figment of the imagination of a man who managed to work in his life as a carpenter, a manager of a construction trust, the mayor of a big city, and even the first deputy minister of natural resources of our country. Having collected poems from different people for publication as a separate book years, the author thus fulfilled his promise to his friends, and hopes that his poetic word will resonate with readers. And for a poet this is the main thing.