the first poem, an incident on the river by igor katkov, a living creature was drowning in the river,s, waved his other hand at once, he soul he saved the dying woman, there was a roar of approval in the crowd, the hero wondered, but who pushed me? ask, what is the point here? to do a good deed, it’s not a sin to push. boris timofeev, the poem is called john's matchmaking. once upon a time i found it in one of the collections and took it to the stage, it was a great success, and even... the young man’s gaze burns with tender passion, but the father says to his son with a sigh: