to compose a poem―write a poem―indite a couplet
歌を詠む - 斎藤和英大辞典
to compose a poem―write an ode―indite a couplet
歌を読む - 斎藤和英大辞典
Then he drew off his glove, produced a small book from his waist, licked the lead of his pencil and made ready to indite.
それから彼は手袋をとり、上着から小さな帳面を出し、鉛筆の芯をなめて書き取る準備をした。 - James Joyce『恩寵』
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