The Poetry Stash: 2April2025

Spring (La Primavera) from The Four Seasons

In celebration of Spring, today’s selection is Spring (La Primavera) from The Four Seasons, composed by Antonio Vivaldi and performed by Voices of Music and Alana Youssefian, baroque violin. To watch the performance, click here. Below is the sonnet, possibly written by Vivaldi, that accompanies the concerto.

Prompts:

1.	Begin with “Spring has come with…”
2.	Begin with “Thunder and lightning announce…”
3.	Draft a sonnet. To read more about sonnets, click here.
4.	Listen to a musical composition that doesn’t have lyrics. Use the music as a writing prompt.

5. Photo by Pixabay via pexels.com. Use the image as a writing prompt.

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