The Beat on the Boardwalk

By Michael Jenison

The Beat on the Boardwalk was inspired by the Venice Boardwalk in Venice Beach, California. It was also inspired by the love for my ex-girlfriend, Lauren Murphy Garcia. The poetry started during a four-month breakup. I went to the Boardwalk all the time and absorbed the love of Venice. In the meantime, I am heartbroken. The poetry has movement and takes the reader on a spiritual journey.

My pain was great, and I searched for my love on the Boardwalk. I found solace in my own poetry and dedicated a book to a woman I love.

• Language: English
• Publisher: Xlibris US
• Release date: Jun 7, 2016
• ISBN: 9781524504595

Michael Jenison

Michael Jenison was born in Los Angeles and raised in San Diego. He earned a BA in Italian literature from San Francisco State University and an AA in fashion merchandising from Palomar College. He traveled Europe to publish his books on poetry, fiction, humor, and photography.

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The

Beat

on the

Boardwalk

Michael Jenison

Copyright © 2016 by Michael Jenison.

ISBN:      Softcover      978-1-5245-0460-1

      eBook         978-1-5245-0459-5

All rights reserved. No part of this book may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic or mechanical, including photocopying, recording, or by any information storage and retrieval system, without permission in writing from the copyright owner.

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Rev. date: 05/26/2016

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Contents

1. On The Walk We Slide

2. In Venice

3. Hank Moody

4. The Venice Beach Poet

5. Lips And Hips In Sync With Me

6. The Hearts Of Hippy Love

7. Train The Brain

8. Venice Beach Is A Creature Crawling At You

9. Be My Baby

10. Venice Venus

11. Tattoo

12. All Night

13. Magic Hand

14. Touch Me

15. Conceal Me

16. Come To Me

17. Go To You

18. Hate Of Self

19. In The Morning

20. Grey And Grizzly

21. Ocean Walk Bee-Bop

22. Venice Peach

23. Punch A Page

24. Another Trip To Find Her

25. How Hard Can It Be To Find Her In This Strip?

26. Big Groovy Space Gods

27. Call It Conditioning

28. A Marijuana Joint

29. Back Pain

30. Venice Pop

31. Crapshoot

32. Vexed

33. My Special Friend

34. She Was Good To Me But I Am Sad Now

35. Bottom Of The Sea

36. Phoenix

37. Ash Phoenix In A Tree If You Please

38. Billy Goat On The Mountain Peak

39. Take Love For Granted And It Leaves You

40. Reach Above

41. Do Not Cry

42. What Would Be On Your Obelisk?

43. The Believers Are Back From Oblivion

44. Come On

45. Lust Of Life

46. The Snake Crawls Down A Tree

47. At The Talking Stick

48. Venice Beach Splash

49. Causes And Attraction

50. Rebecca

51. Wooden People

52. Elephant Mountain

53. Venture To Venice

54. Harlem Renaissance

55. Jumbo

56. Hip Twists

57. Key For Me

58. The Gifted Geese Of Venice Beach

59. Blessed Doubt

60. Jive Honey Hive

61. Coffee Pop Passover

62. Mango

63. Trader

64. Lollipop Lady

65. Cherry

66. Surf Mango

67. Sweet Eye

68. One Eye Watching

69. Allegory Of Alice

70. An Obstinate Obstacle

71. A Boat With No Oars

72. Gas House

73. This Woman

74. I Want Love Back

75. My Poem To Lauren

Sayings of truth, beatnik poet philosophy, common cure to everything, alleviate sad days on the sunny boardwalk. Michael Jenison

From Jack Kerouac comes the term ‘Beat Generation.’ The poetry has been flowing ever since. In The Beat On The Boardwalk warm embracing words stir the heart to a higher plateau. Looking for the inspiration at the old Gas House I find the beat. The walk is both journey and pilgrimage. Love, humor, sex, history,