"Triptych and Collected Poems covers over forty years of Gilbert Luis R. Centina III's poetic work. It echoes his quest for Beauty, ever ancient, ever new, as described by Saint Augustine, the spiritual founder of his religious order. That pursuit is by no means without its struggles, which is not a revelation in itself, considering that it is, after all, a part of the human experience, with its foibles, disappointments, and triumphs. But it is a search rooted in the firm belief that when all is said and done, our heart is restless until it finally rests in the bosom of our Creator"