A strange dream I saw one night I entered a door that opened into a book titled, “The Arabian Nights” The sand on the pages and the heat intense Made me feel dizzy and somewhat tense A beautiful woman guided me to a palace picture heavily guarded by the guards And I soon realised that she was the fictional Scheherazade She introduced me to different characters in her room Surprisingly it was a Genie sweeping her room with a broom. She called on Ali Baba to show me his treasure I looked at the treasure that could not be measured Sinbad was preparing for adventures again Aladdin was driving Yasmine insane I felt glad to meet the Arabian Nights ‘ characters And above all the beautiful fictional narrator I enjoyed the hospitality of Scheherazade But I also wanted to come back to my world So I opened my eyes breaking the spell And there is just one thing that I want to tell That as you read these stories, please do pay heed As good Literature can cure evils like lust and greed . Harinder Cheema is a renowned international poetess and an award winning internationally published Indian author . Her published novel entitled ‘The Temple Stop’ is the recipient of ‘The Best Book of the Year Award 2020′ by Aghaaz, Author In You. She is the co- author of 20 poetry anthologies, titled, “First few lines” , “Roobaroo”, Tribute to Adhi kavi.. , “Zion of Earth” ” Beyond Masks” ,. “The Modern Poetry ” , “Quarantine 2020” “She Rose ,””Tranquility”, ” Beauty of life” ,”The College life,” Emerging Horizons”, “Cosmic poetry,” “Women ,The Symbol of power,” ” Ehsaas”, “Shakti Anthology” “Never Cease to Amaze Tales” ,”English Poets”, “Ancient Egyptians Modern Poets”, “Will OR Wisp”, ” Inked With Passion” . Her articles have also been published in international magazines like ,” The Literary Mirror” , “Namaste Ink ” , “The COMPOSITOR,” “Writerly u.k”, ” United Global Renaissance’, ” Namaste India”, “Literary Juggernaut”, “Ghorsowar”, ” Bharat Vision”, “The Freedom Express” ” Cultural Reverence ,” “Different Truths,” “Global Poet and Poetry”, ” Williwash.wordpress.com, “WORLD TAIFAS LITERARY MAGAZINE” , ” BRAVE WORLD MAGAZINE, Volume 5″ to name a few and her Hindi poems have been published in “The Citizen News” and ” “Hindu kavyashala”. Her short stories have been published in the coffee table books and she is also the proud recepient of many prestigious awards including ‘The Author of the Year 2019’ and ‘The Voice of Indian Literature’ by Ne8x, ‘The India Inspirational Women Awards 2020’ and ‘The Women Excellence Award 2020’. Her name finds a mention in ‘101 Influential Women of India 2020. Her story has been covered and published by ‘The Crazy Tales’, and she has been felicitated with ‘The Prolific Writer Award’ at the Constitution Club of India. She is also the proud recepient of the Swaavlambika Samman 2021. Her story has also been featured in “THE LITERATURE TIMES”. Besides, she is a member of AIPC, the only global platform for elite women, and a member of the Screenwriters Association of India. Her INSPIRING STORY has been featured in the INSPIRING WOMEN POWER STORIES in the Women Power Edition of the LIFESTYLE MAGAZINE, March issue 2021 along side PRIYANKA CHOPRA’S Success story. She shares space with great women of substance like Kiran Bedi, Nita Ambani, Priyanka Chopra to name a few. She has been featured in the TYCOON magazine which has a global presence. She is also the proud recepient of National level Pratibha Samman, Golden Peacock award 2021. She has had the honour of being invited as an esteemed guest at the World Poetry Conference III and the Global Literature Conclave 2021. She has been a guest of honour in various virtual Literary programmes. She has received Literary honours from the Gujarat Sahitya Academy on the Independence Day of India..2021. She also shares a space with the World Intellectuals , Scholars and Poets in the 21st Century Critical thought, the POST MODERN VOICES . She is also the proud recepient of The Global Environmental Award 2021 and Mother Teresa Global Peace Award 2021. Her name also finds mention in , ” The Pillars of India” and she is also the proud recepient of The “Best Social Activist Award.” She has also been honoured as an ” INTERNATIONAL DECLARATOR ” by the ICD WORLDWIDE NETWORKS on the World Civilization Day and has also received the honours of being an International member, “WOMEN FOR PEACE.” She has also been honoured with the “International Educationist Award 2021” by the Oxford Eduserve. She has had an illustrious academic career and her fondness for literature has been instrumental in her having done her Masters in English Literature. Since her childhood she has been into creative writing, dramatics, and Public speaking. As a professional, she has been an educationist, scripted and anchored Air Force events and has been reciting poetry at various forums across the country for the last two decades. She has had the rare privilege of being invited by the Sahitya Academy to recite poetry in their literary forums. She was also an esteemed guest at the Jammu Literary Festival. Her Poems have been translated to Arabic, Albanian , Hindi and Bengali languages and is a much respected and revered poetess . She has also been positively impacting the society through her poetry videos on heart touching subjects like women empowerment , prevalent social evils while some are patriotic and motivational. She has also successfully delivered messages like SAVE THE GIRL CHILD, SAVE THE ENVIRONMENT ,. WORLD PEACE AND HARMONY , EDUCATION AND WOMEN etc through her poetry writing, recitation and videos. She is a trilingual poet and writes in English ,Hindi and Punjabi. She is a motivational speaker and has been invited as a guest of honour by various top colleges and universities of India . There was a time when the glamour world beckoned her and she had offers from the Fashion world and the Bollywood but she had only one dream and that was to become a writer. She patiently and passionately pursued her dream and translated it into a reality. In her free time enjoys activities like swimming, travelling, exploring new places and spending time with her family She’s an optimist and believes in the motto, “Life is beautiful”. Humanitarian works. She through her writings promotes global peace, friendship and love beyond the borders . She has received many honours and awards for her noble endeavours. She raises a strong voice through her poetry videos against social evils like crime against women , child abuse., Female infanticide etc. oal.