Rasmussen, Vaine-Iriano, <br/><br/>
Te-ava ora =  the passage of life : poems / 
 Passage of life 
by Vaine Rasmussen ; illustrations by Joseph Rasmussen. 
 - 63 pages :  illustrations ;  21 cm 
<br/><br/>Micronesian secrets. Kiribati. Learning patience -- Shellfish recollection -- Of love and babies -- The sea and her delights -- The wind -- Palau. Secrets of war -- Marshall Islands. A compact of free association -- Polynesian discoveries. Tonga. Bus ride from Holeva to Neiafu -- Watching Sesilili -- Cook Islands. Growing pearls -- Melanesian destiny. Papua New Guinea. Highland morning -- Solomon Islands. Shell money for my bride -- Vanuatu. Coke bottles for sale -- Women of Efaté marketplace -- New Caledonia. The long drive to Koné -- Private points of view. The warrior in woman -- The usual story -- A legacy -- Unbroken vows -- Time to move on -- Who are you? -- Child of my womb -- Iro-Nui. 
<br/><br/><br/>Text in English. 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>9820201462 9789820201460 
<br/><br/><label>LCCN: </label>00303296  
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Geographic Terms: </label><br/>Islands of the Pacific--Poetry.
<br/><br/><label>Index Terms--Genre/Form: </label><br/>Cook Islander poetry (English)