Both Uses

compose
in
The Hidden Oracle
(Edited)

After any major battle, I liked to get a group photo—along with exclusive rights to compose epic ballads about their exploits.
p. 112.9 *

compose = write
Groves are typically composed of trees, rather than, say, Fudgsicles.
p. 202.9 *

composed = made up

Definitions:

(1) (compose as in: compose a poem)
to write or create something with care
(2) (compose as in: composed of many parts)
to create something by arranging parts
(3) (compose as in: compose myself)
to calm someone or settle something
(4) (meaning too rare to warrant focus)
Specialized senses of compose include typesetting (preparing text for printing). There are many specialized senses of composition where context tells what something is made up from. Finally, in classic literature, compose may have been used to indicate settling a dispute.