A. P. Herbert

1890-1971 / Ashtead, Surrey

To A Parrot

A 'vested interest' is—what?
Show me an interest that's not.
If I save sixpence in a chest
That is a vested interest:
You have, in your beloved wife,
A vested interest for life.
George has another in his cat—
But we are none the worse for that.
I beg you, do not use again
Expressions you can not explain.
October 15, 1944
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