Merlin the Wiz Kid

410 AD when mythology takes hold Barbarians threaten to conquer Rome Roman troops abandon Britain, head home But Chieftain Vortigern seizes the throne Britain’s new king sought to flex his power Mt. Snowden’s site chosen for his tower But before Vortigern builders cowered Ever-crumbling walls left his face sour Soothsayers were beckoned and wove a tale A fatherless boy must be brought to Wales His blood be shed and his future curtailed If hopes for the tower were to prevail A princess was said to have spawned an heir Whose father had simply vanished in air Leaving the single mother in despair And the ghost’s voice she still heard she declared Her son Merlin was brought before the king Vortigern scowled when he began laughing Merlin said ‘neath the tower lay a spring That’s why its unsettled walls kept crumbling He claimed serpents were below ground as well The king quickly fell under the boy’s spell Diggers found both as the lad did foretell Merlin’s life spared, his reputation swelled To escape wrath from a king with clout The tower’s real problem this boy figured out The “magician” name he could do without But a sharp wiz kid was Merlin, no doubt *Friends, I did extensive research on Merlin and this is what I learned. Is the story true? Yes, to the best of my knowledge. Vortigern was a true character and this is allegedly how he discovered Merlin.