Vote for your favorite Haboob Haiku

When Haboob Haikus made the news all the way in New Zealand, we started to realize this Twitter challenge of ours was really taking off!

Who could have guessed that #HaboobHaiku would end up yielding more than 500 stories in worldwide media outlets?

It was covered in the Arizona Republic, Washington Post, New York Daily News and the Huffington Post – not to mention being discussed on CNN, the Weather Channel and NPR’s Morning Edition.

The results were, to quote the New York Daily News (@NYDNBooks), “sort of awesome.”

They were even talking about haboobs in Minnesota – a state where, apparently, they don’t deal with much dust because local readers were instead asked for their best humidity haikus!

Besides the media coverage we heard plenty of great feedback from the Twittersphere … @BlazingLily said, “#HaboobHaiku just might be the best hashtag ever.”

We agree, because #HaboobHaiku helped us spread our dust storm safety message far and wide!

Which brings us to the haikus themselves … today we’re asking you to help us pick a favorite!

But, don’t worry; you won’t have to go through the hundreds of poems we received on Twitter, Facebook, e-mail and the blog. We already read every single one and managed to narrow it down to the top 15 (a difficult task ... they were all great!).

You can vote once per day through next Thursday and we’ll announce the winner on Friday, June 29. We can’t promise a prize, but the winning Haboob Haiku will be featured in a special way!

Vote for your favorite Haboob Haiku!
	Woah! Mighty dust wall! / Pull over and turn off lights / Wait for clearer skies. @lindsaycat
	You're not a Jedi / This is not Tatooine, Luke. / Pull over now, man. @will_watson
	Dust blows, swirls, and grows / Roadways become danger zones / Pull over, lights off. @Lisa4LFA
	What is up ahead? / Cloud of dust I've learned to dread. / Off road! ADOT said. @idoinvent
	Look out for haboobs. / Be alert, avoid the dirt. / Wait! Arrive alive! @ChinchillaZest
	Dust storms are deadly / Pull over, turn off lights, wait / As earth becomes sky. @tmichaels1
	When dust clouds eat me / "Off: Road, lights, engine" tweets me / NO haboob beats me! @Mom_of_R
	Truckers watch for storms / Professionals pull over / Wait out blowing dust @HDTrucking
	Wham bam dust storm jam/ Can't see, don't drive pull over/ Lights out 'til all clear @katelynchphoto
	haboob o' my heart / swording day into dark night / drives me to the side @pandehuevo
	Caught in the haboob? / Do you care to stay alive? / Simply put - don't drive! @aliza123
	Signs of sand appear / Sunny day retreats in dark / Cars shift into park @kdeegs
	Would you fly a kite / in a giant hurricane? / Don't drive in haboobs @ChampPR
	Driving through THIS mess? / Fool. Haboob is like Honey / Badger: it don't care. @sgv
	It's called a "haboob" / What? I didn't insult you / Stop the car, honey. @DianeFarr

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