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100 1 _aRasmussen, Vaine-Iriano,
_eauthor
245 1 0 _aTe-ava ora =
_bthe passage of life : poems /
_cby Vaine Rasmussen ; illustrations by Joseph Rasmussen.
246 3 1 _aPassage of life
264 1 _aSuva, Fiji :
_bMana Publications,
_c1999.
300 _a63 pages :
_billustrations ;
_c21 cm
336 _atext
_btxt
_2rdacontent
337 _aunmediated
_bn
_2rdamedia
338 _avolume
_bnc
_2rdacarrier
505 0 _aMicronesian 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.
546 _aText in English.
651 0 _aIslands of the Pacific
_vPoetry.
655 0 _aCook Islander poetry (English)
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