Thank you, Art for unleashing the latent poet in all of us:

Witness the venerable scallop
After them we run, even gallop
Then we leave happy trails
About them on e-mails
That allow pecten loving folks to pal up.

I have to be courageous and give my name
Karen VV

On Wed, 23 Jun 1999, Art Weil wrote:

> This is your offishul COA Convention Welcome Poem. If you don't like it,
> print it out, tear into small pieces, and mix with cat food.
>                 THE PECTEN
>         The Pecten, one would theorize,
>         Perceives the world through many eyes.
>         He zips about, this way and that;
>         A ploy to keep from getting fat.
>                         Art
>