Beautiful poem, even though it didn't ryme. I adore stories that talk about Merlin's birth.

There are a few mistakes, anicent, peasent etc. which are a bit annoying but I did like your poem ... god job, almost a spell
keltica, the celtic fire

good work &) an interesting poem! like a short rhyming story with an excellent plot (then again, a lot of poems are like that...) the form changes a lot, but that's how you wanted it, right?

this is quality poetry! captivating and honest, but just one thing: at the beginning there ws a definete pattern (each stanza having at least 2 lines starting with the same word) that stopped after the seventh stanza. The rhythem changed to, was that intentional? I can see why you may have done that, it may have been difficult to progress the poem at a reasonably unsnailish-like pace keeping to that pattern. Anyway, other than that I thought it was great! Merlin is one of my fav lit char of all time.

Stop with all the Harry Potter..ahhhhhhhhhh GOING CRAZY ..Ok done. Still beatiful. But try something new..Like Chrono Trigger!

Oh, this is good! You capture the spirit of the story so well! Do so forth! :-)

Pretty good.

Ok, I liked it. But I think the that the begining has way to many similarities with the Odin poem. From where the actual mention to Merlin starts, it's good. I think you could drop or shorten the fist verses and it would be great.