Rewriting poetry by famous poets is a favorite exercise of mine. It helps me understand vocabulary and word-choice; by tweaking the words used I can recreate a whole new meaning to the poem. Not to mention that it's great practice for when I have writer's block or lack inspiration. Here is my Hughes rewrite:
Being runners with the dusk and night,
Runners with the moon and night,
We are quite afraid of morning,
Of days of joy,
Of brightness--
Being runners with the dusk and night.
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