Shift a Poem Between Formal and Conversational Register

A poem written formally needs to land as conversational, or the other way round, without turning into a different poem. This keeps the imagery, line breaks and meaning intact and changes only the register, flagging any line where the shift would cost too much rather than forcing it through.

Rewrite the poem below in a different register while keeping its meaning, imagery and line structure intact: {TARGET_REGISTER}. Preserve the line breaks and stanza structure exactly as given. Change only word choice, syntax and level of formality, not the content or the order of ideas. If a line's meaning would be lost or badly distorted by the shift, keep the original wording for that line and note it separately rather than forcing a change.

[paste the poem here]