Passing By the Earth
"Passing By the Earth" is a poem by He Xuntian in 1999. Its chief subject matter is "Every single living human being who encountered the first ray of light of this new century will pass away this century." Poem. "Passing By the Earth" (1999) <poem> (Every single living human being who encountered the first ray of light of this new century will pass away this century)</poem> <poem> If I should make it to the final destination still clear-minded</poem> <poem> could you even guess that my intangible hand  would still be strumming your lost lute?</poem> <poem> if I should push open that sunlight-uncontaminated yet-to-be constructed city gate and still can find no place to rest</poem> <poem> do you think that your departed face could ever find my unborn pair of eyes?</poem> Inspiration. "Scent Dance I", "Scent Dance II", "Scent Dance III" and "Scent Dance IV" belong to the same catena, which is inspired from Xuntian He’s poem "Passing By the Earth" (1999).