Absence

The rest is ... absence.

(to William Shakespeare)

A brandy is handy

A brandy
is handy,
a liqueur
is quicker
sugar.

(to Ogden Nash)

Stringdom

Of course! Of course! My stringdom (be)for(e) a source!

(to William Shakespeare, Richard III)

Beauty

A thing of beauty is to stay a boy forever:
Its loneliness increases; it's your server...

(to John Keats)