Answer:
Marking mortal privation when firmly in place. An enduring summation inscribed in my face.
What five-letter word becomes shorter when you add two letters to it?
I am gentle enough to soothe your skin, light enough to fly in the sky, strong enough to crack rocks. What am I?
I tremble at each breath of air and yet can heaviest burdens bear.
What can you catch but not throw?
It has no top or bottom, but it can hold flesh, bones, and blood all at the same time.