美子（尹靜姬飾）與就讀中學的外孫相依為命，住在郊區的他們，生活平靜愜意。穿著打扮總予人優雅、端莊印象的美子，有一天，忽然想要將生活中種種美好事物，以詩歌的形式紀錄下來…。為了尋找寫詩的靈感，美子開始注意到以往忽略的生活諸多細節，這使她像個孩子般雀躍，彷彿世界處處有驚喜…。可惜，美麗不是永恆的，當老年人常見的失智症纏上身，生活作息驟然遭逢巨變的她，也陷入了身不由己的痛苦之中，而生命之詩，會因此...

A small picturesque town at the turn of the century. The conservative views of the townspeople are shaken when they find out that the school teacher Franzén published his own poetry anonymously many years ago. At the same time he acknowledges his love affair with a waitress at the city hotel, Fanny. What is most upsetting is the fact that Fanny has a grownup daughter, Anna, with no known father. Could their poet teacher be the father although he and Fanny are not married?

A haiku club comprised of five unlikely students aim to win the national high school haiku tournament.

17-year-old Asher is split between his charismatic teacher and his brash father, who wants him to take over his scaffolding business.