Here are several examples of ancient Klingon Hayqu' (haiku) composed by the great tlhIngan poet mu'vaj. [That's me. {{;)] Several of these Hayqu' belong to the 'Iw Hegh je (Blood and Death) sub-genre and one to the parmaqqay (romantic) sub-genre. yItIv! Enjoy!

I.
pay' nom wov ramchal.
jachqu'lIvIS loD chal je.
DoS mupchu' betlheH.

II.
qaqawnISmoH'a'?
bortaS bIr jablu'DI'reH
QuQqu' nay.  yISop!

III.
bochtaH pIraqSIS.
vIlech 'e' pay' vIHlaw' maS.
betlheH 'oH.  yItlhoj.

IV.
wovtahqu' qul'a'.
meQbogh Sormey 'oHbe'.  toH!
jaghwI' Hommey bIH.

V.
Doqbogh nIj.  muyon.
yIleghpa' 'ach SuDbogh nIj.
DaH nIvqu' belwIj.

VI.
thloS boQaw' quvwI'.
DuSo'laHbe'qu' luSpet.
Dutu'bej 'etlhwIj.

VII.
qu' HoSlIj.  chorur.
'ach tIqDaq HoSna' tu'lu'.
vaj qacharghqu'bej.

VIII.
majop 'ej maway'.
pay' tuqvollIj vIpoSmoH.
QoghIjliJ vIlegh.

IX.
qu' jIjlIj.  puv tlhab.
vaj bomDI' "IwwIj qaqaw.
jIjlIj choleghjaj.






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