My first reason is horses are a symbol of freedom and the poet wants to be free. A quote that supports this is “Because I have come to the fence at night, the horses arrive also from their ancient stable” (Wrigley 1.1-2). When going to the POL web site and look up Robert Wrigley it can be found that he grew up in a coal mining town. Using this evidence, the meaning of the poem is wanting to be free. Horses are a symbol of freedom and the poet used them in his poem because he wants to be free. My second reason is the horses are nervous. A quote shat supports this can be seen in the poem After a Rainstorm “Maybe because it is night, they are nervous, or maybe because they too sense” (Wrigley 3.1-2). The poet is referring to where he grew up
