May 16, 1962 - February 3, 1980

Greg Carr of 1920 Bloomfield Road died February 3, 1980. He is survived by his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Eugene Carr; one brother, Bryan Carr; his grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. Howard E. Carr and Mr. and Mrs. Thomas B. Kennedy, Sr,

Poem of War and Death

This is a poem I do not like

Because it reminds me of myself as a tyke.

I only wrote that because it would rhyme,

And keep the meter or beat and time.

But in this poem I'd like to express,

All the feelings about all this mess.

The world is going down you can see,

And has nothing left to offer me.

For soon I'll be drafted and fighting,

And in a foxhole I'll be writing

Home to all the loved ones and kin

About all this dirty filth and sin

That pollutes the minds of admirable men

To make them want to kill again.

But this isn't for me, no not so

Because my mind has not sunken so low,

As to enjoy ending the lives of others,

To kill my fellow sisters and brothers,

All for what purpose no one can tell,

And those who love it will perish in hell.

Yes hell is for those whom kill and hate

And determine their enemies fate

And no better would I be

If I would relinquish in that bloody sea,

All my hopes and fantasy

And leave my poor family behind

To face poverty and restlessness of mind.

No not for me is this new war

It would only call for death more and more!

But if I am needed, I will go

And die on the battlefield, if that be so.

                          --Gregory Carr