Uninterrupted Nonsense

joaolynch:

Seaside gusts of wind, 
And a house in which we don’t live, 
And the shadow of a cherished cedar 
In front of a forbidden window… 
Perhaps there is someone in this world 
To whom I could send all these lines. 
Well then! Let the lips smile bitterly 
And a tremor touch the heart again.

CLEMENTINE
	Have you ever read any Anna Akhmatova?
JOEL
	I love her.
CLEMENTINE
	Really? Me too! I don't meet people who even know 
	who she is and I work in a book store.
JOEL
	I think she's great.
CLEMENTINE
	Me too. There's this poem--
JOEL
	Did this conversation come before or after we saw the house?
CLEMENTINE
	I think, before.
JOEL
	Seems too coincidental that way.
CLEMENTINE
	Yeah, maybe.

Joel and Clementine wander near some beach houses closed for the winter.

CLEMENTINE (CONT'D)
	Do you know her poem that starts "Seaside gusts 
	of wind,/And a house in which we don't live...
JOEL
	Yeah, yeah. It goes "Perhaps there is someone in this 
	world to whom I could send all these lines"?
CLEMENTINE
	Yes! I love that poem. It breaks my heart. I'm so excited you know it.
	(pointing to houses)
	Look, houses in which we don't live.

This has to be from Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind, a romantic/sci-fi film dealing with the nature of memory and the persistence of love. If you haven’t seen it, you should!