A "hare raising" morning

What a treat to see so many hares this morning. There were 5 chasing each other at a fantastic speed.

" I've seen her,
A lank. lean hare, with her long thin feet
And her long, hollow thighs,
And her ears like ribbons
Careering by moonlight
in her Flamenco, her heels flinging the dust
On the drum of the hill.

And I've seen him, hobbling stiffly
God of Leapers
Surprised by dawn, earth-bound, and stained
With drying mud,
painfully rocking over the furrows
With his Leaping-Legs, his Power-Thighs
Much too powerful for ordinary walking,
So powerful
They seem almost a burden, almost a problem,
Nearly an aching difficulty for him
When he tries to loiter or pause,
Nearly a heaving pain to lift and move
Like turning a cold car-engine with a bent crank handle-----
Till a shock, a terror, with a bang
Grabs at her ears."

Ted Hughes
What is the Truth