Puritans only view possessions as a temporary thing - they might develop a sentimental attachment, but that's not supposed to actually exist. God gave us these gifts, perhaps to go through live more easily, except when God takes them away, you do not question him for he is the Architect of all things. The only real and true possession you should care about is your internal love for God. This is the case because the poet listed the things and some of its memories, whilst in the end she had the tone as if she was trying to say "oh well" and say that as long as she still had God's love and love for God then all is well. We're not supposed to question God and his decisions, for losing our possession was God's decision.
That is the Puritan view of possessions. Sentimental value to something and caring so much about it is not supposed to happen and the only value of that object is your love for God, because he gave you those things.
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