Answer:
My first is high, My second damp, My whole a tie, A writer's cramp
I cannot be other than what I am, until the man who made me dies. Power and glory will fall to me finally. Only when he last closes his eyes.
What five-letter word becomes shorter when you add two more letters?
What is never used unless it's in a tight place?
Hold the tail, while I fish for you.
In birth I spring forth, in life I unfold. In death I wilt and die, but rebirth restores all.