Unusual Host

For Alan Polson

Much like his awakened and spherical host,
He is often a poised and ethical host.

An ordained Buddhist monk turned registered nurse,
He is both a mystic and clinical host.

Tea, pastries and cakes greet a visiting guest;
This preparedness marks him one practical host.

Walls hidden behind a banquet of reading
Propose he must be a most lexical host.

Undaunted in candidly sharing his views,
Conversing reveals him a critical host.

Long since disillusioned with man’s morbid ways,
His outlook reveals him a cynical host.

Trailing to snores in the middle of speech—
Fatigued, he is rarely a vertical host.

He may start to dream amid conversation,
But awake he remains a stoical host.

Zahhar has known many a host in his time,
But never quite such an atypical host.