The Strolling Piano

We were in the agriculture building

Looking at the fruits and vegetables

When I heard someone hit a few chords on the piano, 

Which I thought was odd because I’d never heard music in that building before. 

So I turned to where the sound was coming from and

Saw a woman sitting at a piano near the entrance of the building. 

“Weird,” I said to myself, 

As I continued looking at peppers,

And talking with my friends.

 

A few moments later, 

It got weirder.

The woman playing piano was rolling toward us!

Lights flashing, speakers blasting, 

She was on a Strolling Piano that moved kind of like a Roomba vacuum cleaner. 

She would stop. 

She would spin. 

She would move forward. 

She would turn at an angle. 

The movements were sporadic,

Not at all with the music she was performing,

And we were all dumbfounded to be seeing

This full-sized-piano-Roomba-vacuum-cleaner

Amongst the fruits and vegetables.

 

After a few minutes,

The side door to the building opened,

The Strolling Piano went through the door,

The door closed,

And she was gone.

 

After her disappearance,

Which happened just as suddenly as her appearance,

We looked at each other, laughing in disbelief, and said,
“Did that really just happen?

I feel like I’m on a sit-com or something that isn’t real!”

 

But it was real.

Outside the building,

On the walkway,

She continued performing.

“Good evening, North Carolina State Fair!

I’m Maria with the Strolling Piano and

I’m so glad to be with you tonight.”

 

We kept staring in astonishment

Until we finally located the man with the remote control.

Even then, the Strolling Piano filled us with so many questions and

Became the highlight of our 2024 NC State Fair Visit…

 

Which, by the way,

We were so confused by the whole experience that

No one thought to take a picture! :-p

 

What has astonished, confused, or amazed you lately?

I’d love to hear.