Poet's words

Part 1.
There is a star that knows the way I should go.


A good road / For the youth / Life / If I don't open my heart / Reflection / The croaker flower / I have to believe it / Forcefully / Question / Life / I keep / One shameful thing / Rather than touching your hand / Sweeping the road / Sometimes love / is okay / I think you're pretty / The person I want to be / Playing with wild flowers / No matter how trivial / Time on earth / New person / Young camel / Next to a tree with rising water / Beauty / Sparkling in the night sky / Tears shed in front of others / A bystander / Excuse / You who are twenty / Normal / The way spring comes / Giving and then feeling sorry / A poor hope / An empty seat / A good book / Don't give yourself away carelessly / Words / Can't have / Road / Evening prayer / Once in a while / A good flower / To a young friend who asks about life / Even if you don't know much / This side and that side / A face that is missed

Part 2.
This is the best day of my life.

For youth / Clumsiness / Pencil drawing / Good times / Evening / Scratches / May morning / To a young friend / I praise myself / A request that will never end / Shaking, arm around each other's shoulders / A dream within a dream / Waking up in the morning / Straight lines are unstable / Coexistence / Love / Farewell to the child / Wearing a mask / On Children's Day / No matter how ugly / Touch / The sound of the pine wind / When we die, we will become stars / Yesterday's you / Honey, in the world / A child I saw for the first time / Lantern / With autumn / Earth / Tangerine / I alone am beautiful / When I get off work today / A person who is loved / Because the world is so sad / A ripening persimmon / It has no fragrance / I love your intelligence / Not a bad thought / It's a matter of time / Flower 2 / Balsam / You are a child with small ears / For a middle school student / Someone's life

Part 3.
This is a request that will never be repeated.


To my daughter / To my son 1 / Daughter, thank you / Parents' hearts / Our mother / Family / Senior / Heavy snow / Until then / January 1st / Variation / A hundred times / Pretty you / I miss my friend who transferred / You who breathe in my heart / A red flower / Phone call / Mountain / In this fall / Mother / Sprout / What should I do / Winter tree / Thinking of the teacher / To my son 2 / For making you hurt my heart / Affection / You are a flowing star / In June / Daughter 1 / Time does not wait for us / Today too I meet people / In the forest / My love / New Year's wish / Just go / Son, stop / Friend / To my son 3 / The word longing / Daughter 2 / I came out into the world

Editor's Note

“It’s okay, life is about making mistakes little by little.
Mistakes and clumsiness are part of your life,
Well done, very well done.
“That’s enough.”

Supporting imperfect lives
Poet Na Tae-ju's First Life Lesson
Love Yourself

The new poetry collection, "Well Done, That's Enough," by poet Na Tae-ju, who has poured his love for small and imperfect beings into his poetry, saying that mistakes can be more truthful and beautiful, has been published.


This poetry collection is the first title in the trilogy project, “Na Tae-ju’s Life Poetry Collection,” and was planned with the intention of delivering poetry to those in need of it in our times.
First of all, this collection contains poems that comfort and encourage imperfect and clumsy beings.
The original plan was to write this poem for children who are still growing, but there were also opinions that this poem would be helpful to adults who are still clumsy every day and who are stuck in yesterday (the past) blaming their own shortcomings. As a result, it became a beautiful book filled with messages about life, hope, and self-love for those who are clumsy, as well as the brilliant scenes of life.


Before removing the cover, the title and message of the book, "Well done, that's enough," which contains the poet's warm encouragement, is revealed. After removing the cover, the hidden message inside is revealed: "Love Yourself," the initials meaning to love yourself as you are.
Therefore, this book is a collection of poems carefully written by the poet and editor for growing children, and is also a message of support and encouragement to the child within us all who is still clumsy and imperfect.


'You don't have to be that pretty/too much//You don't have to try so hard to be that good//You are pretty enough just as you are now//Even if you make mistakes and are clumsy sometimes, you are a lovable person//Take care of yourself and love yourself just as you are now/Even if you are just as you are now/You are a full and good person.' - From "To a Young Friend"

“The way of life and the dream you have discovered
“I want to cheer you on and support you until the end.”
Poet Na Tae-ju's sunny sentences
Meet the paintings of Joaquin Sorolla, the painter of light.


Poets have always said that anything is beautiful when viewed closely, up close, and for a long time.
Even things that seem perfect soon reveal flaws and shortcomings when you look at them closely for a long time.
It is these shortcomings and shortcomings that create the beauty of life.

The same goes for Joaquin Sorolla's paintings.
When viewed up close, the brushstrokes appear rough and the shapes vague, but when viewed from a distance, the light, people, and composition come together to create a perfect scene from life.
This is why Joaquin Sorolla is called the painter of light.


Even if your life and appearance appear awkward and inadequate when seen up close, this collection of poems is filled with comforting sentences that tell you not to blame yourself or feel inadequate, because when you look from afar, your life shines in your own way.


"I still haven't seen a flower more beautiful than you in the world." - "Daughter 2"
'This is/the best time in your life/but you don't know it/it will be like that/the good times/are good times because you don't know/that they are good times (omitted) Don't wish for a better time/even when you look at it this way/you look so good.' - From "Good Times"

There are also encouraging words to stop wasting time worrying about what others think and dwelling on negative emotions, and to find your own way forward.
Life is too short, so when you find something worth giving your heart to, he encourages you with, "Never hesitate" ("Beside the Rising Tree"), and advises you to "Never give yourself away" to worthless things like sadness, despair, or hatred for others.
At the same time, it conveys a message of self-love, saying, "Love and cherish yourself just as you are now ("To a Young Friend"), and "Flowers are beautiful on their own even without praise ("Beautiful on Their Own")."


That is why the 'most important proposition and code of conduct in life' that we must keep in mind every day is love for myself and the world.