The weekend without any football

All the boys cried tears of sadness today.
While ladies were happier than since fall.
Pigskins rested for no team would be bested.
Twas the weekend without any football.

Men looked for a football replacement.
They tried to make due watching basketball.
It wasn’t the same; it just wouldn’t do.
Twas the weekend without any football.

They tried looking ahead to the next weekend.
The Super Bowl would end this long, hard haul.
But then, nothing, it would all be over!
Twas the weekend without any football.

Ladies look forward to new adventures.
Day trips to the museum, the park, the mall.
Men think of Sundays outside fitting rooms.
Twas the weekend without any football.