Yes, in the poem "A Blessing" by James Wright, the wild ponies can be seen as a metaphor for freedom and escapism. The poet uses the image of the ponies to convey a sense of liberation and connection to nature that brings about a spiritual experience for the speaker.
Surely the speaker is James Wright himself. He was an alcoholic and sentimentalist and escaping back to nature by hobnobbing with a couple of Indian ponies sounds in character.
The similes I have found are "They bow shyly as wet swans" and "That is delicate as the skin over a girls wrist"
There are many poems and poetry available on internet on ponies. One of these is named as "A blessing" by James Wright 1963. Please be specific what do you want to know exactly.
James A. Wright died in 1963.
James A. Wright was born in 1902.
whakamānawa is a verb meaning to bless or to honour. Karakia is a noun meaning blessing, prayer etc.
A blessing
James wright
someone who is blessed to a king, mean the royal blessing
James wright died in 1976
Corey James Wright is 5' 11".