This first renku has sexual overtones that today would be considered abusive.
- The Nun had a daughter;
- Yakamochi wanted to sleep with this young lady;
- He must have been supporting the Nun in some way;
- Therefore he felt, "whoever dams the river" should get to "enjoy the rice."
For a few centuries, renku continued serving as a sexually charged, literary love-game among Japanese courtiers—but change was coming.