all did : letting the sounds of their voices arrive in all their differentnesses : he with a deeper inhale and a nostril flaring exhale ; she with the whisper which pursed into a stream of whistled sound , high pitched but soft , wafting ; adjusting themselves , moving an arm , a leg , a hand `` falling asleep '' shaking it , maneuvering into those indefinable spaces of personal presence : feeling the current up and down the spine , trilling skin , which is each others breath , feeling it , hearing it , responding to it as if dance , indeed , dancing : holding breaths like partners touching hands , fingertips , then an arm on a shoulder , and waltzing ; this without a measure of time , not-measuring time being the discipline of the practice : eyes closed , eyes open , working only to see with the others breath , trusting that the tempo will rise , the beat catch its rhythm , there , together : attending closely to the other , so close that it is attending to ones presence ... deeply , slipping , imaging themselves as they have prepared , for preparation in `` other time '' was vital , that time for sharing images , stories , for summoning up the humor , from `` melons , i couldnt get past them as melons ! ''