Together They Stand

Not judged in reference,
—kindred spirits they dance

The words when spoken,
  notes and palettes enhance

The music enlivens,
  what phrases will say

While a painting embodies,
  what verse can convey

And the only conflict,
—in the critics eye

Who sees not the harmony,
  but comparisons lie

As true art travels skyward,
  enjoined hand in hand

To the source of its power,
  where together they stand

(Villanova Pennsylvania: February, 2016)