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English, 28.09.2019 08:00 ashtor1943

Till his straining rump among the flowerbeds
bends low, comes up twenty years away
stooping in rhythm through potato drills
where he was digging.

read the haiku by bashō.

on the way to the outhouse—
the white of the moonflower
by torchlight.

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.

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