Old Story
we have heard from many:
the friendless
fate repaid in wealth
the folk
to whom a good heaven sent favor
for so long a while
endowed with renown
willing
at the fated moment
to shelter
while the leader
ruled
4/18/19
blackout poem
(a version of Beowulf the source material)
Claudia McGill Writes Poetry, Did You Know That? 
This sounds both ancient and present day.
I think it just proves once again nothing is new, just recycled or repeating.
Yes, perhaps so.