Maxim Shlygin's poems are difficult to attribute to any specific genre. This is not a lyric. Looks like children's? No, not for children. An analogy arises with Andersen’s fairy tales, which the author wrote not only for children, but also for adults. And there is no need to look for genre characteristics in Maxim Shlygin’s poems. The author's soul is visible in them - tender towards children and animals, sensitive to the grief of others and rooting for his own childhood pain. The author is sure: family, close and dear people are the main value in the life of each of us. And Maxim even calls his native country, Russia, Mom...