You are holding in your hands the second collection of poems and songs by the Novosibirsk poet Alexei Vyacheslavovich Solomin. The topics covered in this publication are very diverse: philosophical reflections on life, relationships, love, and praise of nature, and lyrical notes about travel; even a sport so far from the poetic world, like football (the author’s favorite hobby), has found these pages have their own literary refuge. The publication is intended for a wide range of readers