How does the structure of these poems differ? "digging" attempts to capture a moment in the distant past, while bashō's haiku speculates about the future. "digging" jumps from the present time to the past, while bashō's haiku captures a single moment in time. "digging" describes a moment in the present time, while bashō's haiku jumps back in time. "digging" speculates about the future, while bashō's haiku commemorates a time from the distant past.