Tags: Poem.
Verses upon the Burning of our House (full title: Here follow some verses upon the burning of our house July 10th 1666) is a poem by Anne Bradstreet. She wrote it to express the traumatic loss of her home and most of her material. However she expands the understanding that God had taken them away in order for her family to live a more pious life. She feels guilty that she is hurt from losing earthly possessions. It is against her belief that she should feel this way; showing she is a sinner.