FOLK COLLECTION 11: The Skaggs Foundation Cowboy Poetry Collection

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Cow Country Happenings

FOLK COLL 11 G-46

Lonnie D Garten

There'll Always be Cowboys

The cattle drives have long since ceased Ranching has changed a lot Here the railroad pens are a thing of the past We ship our calves in cattle pots.

cowboy, cattle, change, modern

Cow Country Happenings

FOLK COLL 11 G-46

Lonnie D Garten

The Mules Outwitted Skeet

One morning at dawn old Skeet harnessed up And loaded the kids and dog He was going down south to the kafercorn field To pitch on a little load.

mule, burn, failure, stubborn

Cow Country Happenings

FOLK COLL 11 G-46

Lonnie D Garten

The Outlaw

They say there never was a cowboy that couldn't be throwed And there never was a horse that couldn't be rode But I had a horse that no one could ride And a lot of good cowboys have certainly tried.

buck, horse, tall tale, barber

Welcome to Querecho Flats

FOLK COLL 11 B-78

Curt Brummett

Querecho Flats

Very few people know of or even care about Querecho Flats - where it is or how it came to be. I'm here to tell you that the ones who live there care, and they actually know where it is, too.

small town, drama, country

Welcome to Querecho Flats

FOLK COLL 11 B-78

Curt Brummett

Querecho Car Wash

I remember the time we had our very first (and last) 4-H car wash. One of the leaders (the only leader), who had just taken over control of the local little darlings, had decided to have a fund-raiser.

car wash, water, rules, strict

Welcome to Querecho Flats

FOLK COLL 11 B-78

Curt Brummett

Revenge at Querecho Flats

In our fair village there is an element of surprise that at times can be really aggravating. Most of the time the surprise comes from some of the little darlings that just happen to live in or around Querecho Flats.

halloween, prank, revenge

Welcome to Querecho Flats

FOLK COLL 11 B-78

Curt Brummett

Querecho Mammy

Querecho Flats has all kinds of characters, ranging from the town wino to the fanatic women of the Church of the Better-Than-Thou and Pert-Near-Perfect People. We have some heavy thinkers, a few nonthinkers, and one or two practical jokers, but one character that needs to be discussed is the fearless Querecho Mammy.

fire department, grandma, truck, stubborn

Welcome to Querecho Flats

FOLK COLL 11 B-78

Curt Brummett

Querecho Flats Scoreboard

The people of Querecho Flats are divided into several groups: First there are the members of the Church of the Better-Than-Thou and Pert-Near-Perfect People; the Thinkers (serious); the Non-Thinkers; the Practical Jokers (semi-serious) -

fight, women, gossip, insults

Welcome to Querecho Flats

FOLK COLL 11 B-78

Curt Brummett

Querecho Togetherness

When tragedy strikes, for some reason the people of Querecho Flats all band together just long enough to console the victims.

unity, hippie, theft, kindness

Welcome to Querecho Flats

FOLK COLL 11 B-78

Curt Brummett

Birthin' at Querecho Flats

Here in Querecho Flats, there have been several additions to the general population count. I'm not sure what caused all the add-ons, or so to speak, but the little blessed events have everyone back in semi-normal good moods.

children, birth, stress

Welcome to Querecho Flats

FOLK COLL 11 B-78

Curt Brummett

Querecho Women

The life cycle has always fascinated me, simply because it really isn't a cycle - it's a circus. Since I have lived in Querecho Flats, several of the old-timers passed on to that great oil field in the sky or the greater quilting clubs in the clouds.

birth, celebration, pregnant, anger

Welcome to Querecho Flats

FOLK COLL 11 B-78

Curt Brummett

Kortman County Fair

Every year at the same time, there is a great event that takes place in Kortman County. I call it the annual livestock show, rodeo, and fistfight.

parade, pioneer, fight, honor

Welcome to Querecho Flats

FOLK COLL 11 B-78

Curt Brummett

Querecho Quilting Club

So once again we are faced with yet another dilemma in Querecho Flats. The Querecho Quilting Club needed a place to quilt that would not only leave their husbands alone for a couple of hours each week, but would give them a place to gossip where no one but the women present would know who they were talking about.

quilt, club, community center, blackmail

Welcome to Querecho Flats

FOLK COLL 11 B-78

Curt Brummett

Querecho's Love Triangle

Well, it finally happened. All of the eligible single women in the grand and glorious village of Querecho Flats found out that they had been chasing (and actually catching) the same man.

catfishing, revenge, date, prank

Welcome to Querecho Flats

FOLK COLL 11 B-78

Curt Brummett

Querecho's First Traffic Fatality

Well, the federales have done it again. They just had to stick their overeducated noses into the lives of some people who didn't want the help of the federal government anyway.

traffic, light, accident, death

Welcome to Querecho Flats

FOLK COLL 11 B-78

Curt Brummett

Querecho Regularity

Everyone knows that it's election time, and after listening to all the candidates blow and go on national television, I'm just plain sick of 'em. Garlan, Karl, and I had just come from the Querecho Flats Community Center/Weight Loss Boutique and had settled down to a serious conversation concerning the solution to all the world problems.

politics, election, joke, prank

Welcome to Querecho Flats

FOLK COLL 11 B-78

Curt Brummett

Querecho's Write-in Candidate for President

here in Querecho Flats we have on occasion been known to produce as a weirdo or two. I feel it is of the utmost importance to inform you that we are keeping with tradition.

vote, radio, president, campaign

Welcome to Querecho Flats

FOLK COLL 11 B-78

Curt Brummett

Village Idiots

Querecho Flats has a lot in common with most places that are of the same size. For example, it has its own little groups of people, such as the Church of the Better-Than-Thou and Per-Near-Perfect People, or even the gang over at Garlan's Mostly General Store and Post Office.

welder, joker, pipe, funds

Welcome to Querecho Flats

FOLK COLL 11 B-78

Curt Brummett

New Enterprise For Querecho Flats

There has been a new enterprise introduced into Querecho Flats proper. Two of the area's leading ladies have discovered a new and wide-open livestock market.

livestock, barbecue, goats

Welcome to Querecho Flats

FOLK COLL 11 B-78

Curt Brummett

Querecho Corriente

On average, I have at least six roping steers in my pens year 'round. This year I have only averaged five. I own six, but I've only managed five. You see, I have one that is related to that escape artist whodunit, or whatever his name is.

steer, escape, chase, kitchen

Welcome to Querecho Flats

FOLK COLL 11 B-78

Curt Brummett

Querecho Flats Bimonthly Scorpion Stomping

In the fair village of Querecho Flats, there is a group of daring, not-so-young men and women who on occasion risk life and limb in order to protect some of the area residents from a terrible burning end. This particular group is known as The Querecho Flats Volunteer Firefighters.

firefighter, scorpion, gear, strip

Welcome to Querecho Flats

FOLK COLL 11 B-78

Curt Brummett

Querecho's X-Rated Order

A while back Garlan and I got our little hands on a 27-X-rated catalog from some outfit in California. We ordered Karl one of them rubber blow-up love dolls, and it came in recently.

prank, sex doll, violence

Welcome to Querecho Flats

FOLK COLL 11 B-78

Curt Brummett

Querecho's Hunters

Each year during the fall, most everyone around Querecho Flats is busy getting ready for the annual deer hunt. This is a tradition that has taken effect on just about everyone who has ever lived here.

hunting, deer, protester

Welcome to Querecho Flats

FOLK COLL 11 B-78

102

Curt Brummett

Querecho's Booze

Well, I finally got it done. Yep, I made every living human being in Querecho Flats mad at me. Even the little woman is slightly miffed. Yep, I really outdid myself this time. The bad thing is, I did it on purpose.

bar, argument, petition

Welcome to Querecho Flats

FOLK COLL 11 B-78

107

Curt Brummett

Boring Days are Here Again

Since the fall cattle shipping is over, most of the ranch hands are busy with their basic ranch work, and the oil field is as dull as it always is, there seems to be an air of peace and tranquility around Querecho Flats.

rumor, truth, romance, secret