He returned in 1966 with the insignificant "Poeme", while the comprehensive 1968 anthology "Poezii" brought him back into the limelight. During his last decade, Gheorghiu published five more books of poetry: "Curent continuu" (1968), "Ținută de seară" (1970), "Trezirea faunului" (1973), "Sonete" (1975) and "Cântece finale de faun" (1977). "Cartea rondelurilor", which he had prepared for publication in 1977, appeared posthumously as part of an ample collection of his works, the 1986 "Poezii. 1928-1977". He also wrote fantasy prose, partially collected in "Acul de cravată" (1966). He announced a novel, "Taraful de noapte", and a musicological text, "Trei romantici (Chopin, Schumann, Liszt)", but these never appeared. Gheorghiu, who suffered from heart disease, died of shock brought on by the 1977 Vrancea earthquake, leaving behind unpublished manuscripts. Dual in nature, equally inclined toward avant-garde iconoclasm and formal rigor, Gheorghiu was an original creator of sylvan poems, refined and bucolic in inspiration.