For those who don't already know it, Radia Perlman in addition to writing
this poem, she also created the Spanning Tree Algorithm. :-)

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> I just received a copy of this from one of my co-workers and thought it
was
> pretty cool.  I know some of you folks that have been around this field
for
> awhile have probably seen this, but for those who haven't seen this enjoy.
>
>                        Spanning Tree Fundamentals
>
>                                  Algorhyme
>                       I think that I shall never see
>                      A graph more lovely than a tree.
>                        A tree whose crucial property
>                         Is loop-free connectivity.
>                      A tree that must be sure to span
>                       So packets can reach every LAN.
>                      First, the root must be selected.
>                            By ID, it is elected.
>                   Least cost paths from root are traced.
>                    In the tree, these paths are placed.
>                      A mesh is made by folks like me,
>                     Then bridges find a spanning tree.
>                               -Radia Perlman
>
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