Harry and Jules

Harry was walking with Jules in their yard,
While Mommy and Daddy were there standing guard. 

They looked on as CJ climbed up on the swing,
He swung up so high, it’s as if he had wings! 

Harry and Jules hoped to join in the fun,
But Mommy said swings aren’t for kids who are one. 

“You twins are too young, too fragile and small, 
If you climb on the swing, you’ll get hurt if you fall.

In no time, you’ll both be two brave acrobats!
If you fall, though, we’ll catch you, I promise you that.”

Harry was mad and he whispered to Jules,
“Let’s escape from the yard and go make our own rules!” 

They looked at the dog sleeping under a tree, 
And jumped on its back and at last they were free!

The twins and the dog scaled up bridges and walls,
They soared through the air without fear that they’d fall.

They ran toward an airplane and hopped on its wings,
And rose to the heights of the highest of swings.

They glided past hilltops and up to the shore,
Saw swimmers and surfers and sailboats more! 

But from so far up high, they began feeling afraid. 
They grew wobbly and faint and they teetered and swayed. 

Harry and Jules and the dog lost their grip,
They toppled and tumbled and flipped toward a ship. 

They thought they were doomed as they fell through the air,
But saw Mommy and Daddy and CJ were there!

“Help us! We’re falling!“ they yelled through the breeze.
The dog dropped to CJ, who caught it with ease.

Mommy caught Harry and Daddy caught Jules,
And the twins understood why their parents had rules. 

They love them and don’t want to see them in pain,
They protect them from danger, like falls from a plane. 

“Adventures will come!” Mommy said with a grin,
“We’ll be there for CJ and both of you twins!”

They returned to their home, and in no time at all, 
The twins were both older and standing up tall,

So they walked through the yard and climbed on the swing,
They swung up so high, it’s as if they had wings!

CJ would push them from morning to night,
And Mommy and Daddy knew they’d be alright.