After a failed attempt yesterday to use homemade glue to hold together a vessel, I chose the word ‘adhesive’ as my starting point and took it for a walk.
ADHESIVE:
1 For adhesive that allows repositioning – try gravity
– for feet on the ground
– for pebbles that can be relocated by the sea
– for an autumn leaf
2 Semi-permanent fixative
– Roots – they anchor in the soil
– false eyelash glue
– Mud, especially clay
3 Non-reversible fixing:
– Lichen on a wall
– Tarmac to impose a road
– Photosynthesis
4 For fleeting adherence use light, moisture, sound and time
– a shadow
– a call
– writing with water on a dry, smooth pebble
