This paper aims to develop a poetry therapy program for older people in their old age to induce their successful aging. To do this, 15 poems were selected suitable for the poetry therapy program, and 10 sessions of the poetry therapy program were conducted to record the activity of the elderly in each session. As a result, it was found through participation in the poetry therapy program and confirmed a happy old life by raising the will to heal it. This suggest that the poetry therapy program can provide an important role for older people to understand and change the meaning and attitude of life.